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Written question asked by Lord Hampton (Crossbench) on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what the division of funding is between the Light Mobility Vehicle programme and the Heavy Protected Mobility programme; what is the procurement timeline for the Light Mobility Vehicle programme; and what is the planned maximum number of vehicles to be procured as part of the Light Mobility Vehicle programme.

Answer

The Land Mobility Programme is a 20-year, circa £4 billion pan-Defence programme to deliver over 13,000 digitally enabled, adaptable utility and protected mobility vehicles to the Joint Force. It comprises three sub-programmes: Heavy Protected Mobility (PM), Light PM, and Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV).

The LMV programme is in its assessment phase, with competition due to start late summer 2026. The Heavy PM programme remains in its concept phase, and as a result it has not yet been assigned a funding profile. Therefore, I am unable to provide a break down in funding between the two sub-programmes until the concept phase for Heavy PM concludes.

I can, however, confirm that on current plans, LMV is due to deliver by 2030. The total number of vehicles being procured is still subject to the ongoing assessment phase.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1666
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Armoured fighting vehicles Procurement
Link
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