Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK's armoured vehicle capability can withstand threats posed by hostile states.

The objective of the Army's modernisation programme is to create a fleet of, digitised platforms able to deal with future challenges that will adapt to emerging threats through iterative enhancements and upgrades.

Modernised Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV), networked and integrated into a wider system that includes precision deep fires, air defence, and layered Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), will transform the way we fight and provide the necessary core for a world-class, credible force especially when we work alongside our NATO allies and partners. Significant additional investment is being made into AFVs including in capabilities designed to enable them to deal with threats posed by hostile states.