George Allison
National Audit Office warn MoD equipment plan is ‘not affordable’
A report released by the NAO warns that the MoD's ten year Equipment Plan is 'not affordable and does not provide a realistic forecast of the costs the Department will have to meet over the next 10 years buying and supporting the equipment it has determined the Armed Forces need'.
MoD equipment plan omits cost of buying five Type 31e frigates amid accusations of...
The NAO report found that the MoD had not included £9.6 billion of forecast costs in the equipment plan.
Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan ‘affordability gap’ by the numbers
The National Audit Office have released a report examining what they call the 'affordability gap' of the MoD's equipment plan.
Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Duncan enters Black Sea
British Destroyer HMS Duncan has sailed through the Bosphorus Straight and into the Black Sea, a move described by Russian media recently as 'clear provocation'.
First non-US built F-35B delivered to Italian MoD
The first F-35B assembled outside the United States, was delivered to the Italian Ministry of Defence and assigned to the Italian Navy this week.
£500m Faslane construction project to create over 1000 new construction jobs
The company behind the development say it will prepare the base for the "next generation of ballistic missile submarines and extend the life of existing nuclear facilities for another 25 years."
HMS Queen Elizabeth sailing delayed due to sprinkler system glitch
HMS Queen Elizabeth will not be leaving Portsmouth today after a software glitched caused the hangar sprinkler system to turn on.
British Atlas aircraft begins bringing F-35 equipment back to the UK for first F-35...
F-35 equipment was loaded onto an A400M Atlas this week in preparation for the first F-35 squadron to stand up in the United Kingdom...
New RADAR facility to ‘better protect UK Northern airspace’ nears completion in Scotland
A new radar facility to track unidentified military or civilian aircraft will be powered up ready to operate soon, the head of the RAF heard today.
Royal Welsh conduct training in Estonia
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh are currently stationed in Estonia in support of the UK's commitment to NATO allies in Europe to ward against any potential acts of aggression.