{
 "slug": "project-grayburn-sa80-replacement-gbp-2-billion-market-engagement-industry-day-2029-2045",
 "title": "Project GRAYBURN: SA80 Rifle Replacement at GBP 2 Billion, on a Contract From 2029 to 2045",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/project-grayburn-sa80-replacement-gbp-2-billion-market-engagement-industry-day-2029-2045/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/project-grayburn-sa80-replacement-gbp-2-billion-market-engagement-industry-day-2029-2045/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-23T19:09:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-30T19:09:44.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 23 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Ministry of Defence's National Armaments Director group published a preliminary market-engagement notice on 23 October for Project GRAYBURN, the future replacement of the SA80 family of weapons and \"associated small-arms capability for UK Defence\"\n * Estimated value: GBP 2 billion including VAT, about GBP 1.67 billion without; estimated contract dates: 2 July 2029 to 31 March 2045\n * The ministry says it is at an early stage of developin",
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  "industry"
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 "capabilities": [
  "land"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "ground-defense"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "united-kingdom"
 ],
 "inferred": {
  "countries": [
   "united-kingdom"
  ],
  "domains": [],
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}