The Ministry of Defence’s £5.5bn plan to update the British Army’s ageing tank fleet is under threat due to an ongoing a dispute about the condition of replacement vehicles, according to the National...
MPs have slammed the Ministry of Defence for “repeatedly wasting taxpayers’ money” by failing to improve its procurement system, which the UK depends on for national security.
The Ministry of Defence is years away from competent management of its assets, with a poor quality estate harming the wellbeing of service personnel, MPs have said.
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson is to launch a programme to modernise the UK’s defences, which he said would meet threats identified by the National Security Council’s review in 2015.
The Ministry of Defence will be left unable to complete its shopping list of new ships, aircraft and combat vehicles because of its inability to achieve efficiency savings, according to MPs.
Labour’s election co-ordinator has said the party will back Trident renewal after the leader appeared to leave the party’s position on the nuclear programme in doubt.
The Single Source Regulations Office has removed £1.27m from the costs engines manufacturer Rolls Royce may charge the Ministry of Defence for Hawk jet engines.
In May 2014, the Defence Reform Act passed into law and ushered in radical changes in defence procurement. Two years on, are there lessons to learn for other areas of taxpayer-funded purchasing?
The government is to invest a total of £178bn in defence equipment as part of its 10-year Strategic Defence and Security review, which will increase funding by £12bn more than originally...
More than £500m of funding has been committed to the Royal Navy’s submarine base at Faslane, home of the Trident nuclear weapons programme, Chancellor George Osborne announced.
Defence chiefs need to use their recent funding boost to prioritise spending on special forces and counter-terrorist capabilities, David Cameron has said.