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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 29 October 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 November 2019. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Mastiff (all variants), (2) Ridgeback (all variants), (3) Wolfhound (all variants), (4) Husky (all variants), (5) Coyote (all variants), and (6) Warthog (all variants), vehicles they have purchased in total; and what was the total procurement cost of each vehicle type.

Answer

The number of vehicles procured and the total procurement values are as follows:

Fleet (all Variants)

Total Number Procured

Total Procurement Value (£million ex VAT)

Mastiff

451

329.1

Ridgback

177

132.9

Wolfhound

126

107.4

Husky

338

190.3

Coyote

76

27.2

Warthog

115

129.0

It should be noted that these figures include the procurement of the base vehicle, the integration work required to bring the vehicles up to a UK theatre entry standard and varying levels of initial spares purchases. Some contracts included the purchase of additional items, such as weapons and communication equipment. A number of the vehicle procurements were conducted via the Foreign Military Sales process, with costs calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate paid at the time.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL516
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Armoured fighting vehicles Expenditure Procurement
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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