Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Iron and Steel

(asked on 15th April 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much UK-produced steel has been used in the manufacturing of Boxer Armoured Fighting Vehicles procured by his Department.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 20th April 2021

While UK steel may be used at component level, the BOXER vehicles being developed and qualified are likely to require significant quantities of specialist steel not available in the UK.

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