UK MoD slammed over procurement failures

A recent UK report claims that the UK military spent more than £1 billion on an armoured vehicle programme in the last 13 years but has been unable to deliver any of the original equipment because of failures in the procurement process.
The report, from the Commons public accounts committee (PAC), says the MoD stripped billions more from the core budget to save costs, allowing gaps in armoured vehicle capability until 2025.

The new report, however, says the military suffered more than necessary because it allowed procurement processes to run out of control.

"Since the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, the department has attempted to acquire the vehicles it needs through a number of procurement projects. However, none of the principal armoured vehicles it requires have yet been delivered, despite the department spending £1.1bn since 1998, including £321m wasted on cancelled or suspended projects," the report said.

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