Strategic Defence Review and spending plans for the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy will become a ‘hybrid navy’ with uncrewed vessels operating alongside traditional warships. What does this mean and how will it be funded?
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In brief: Outsourcing defence procurement (43KB PDF)
The Defence Reform Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech in May 2013 will enable the Ministry of Defence to make radical changes to defence acquisition.
The proposed reforms are significant. The Government wants to change Defence Equipment and Support, the body responsible for procuring and supporting defence equipment, into a Government-owned, Contractor-operated entity, known as a GOCO. This would mean a private sector company would be responsible for managing the UK’s entire defence procurement programme. No other country has dones this.
This note provides a brief overview of the changes proposed.
Documents to download
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In brief: Outsourcing defence procurement (43KB PDF)
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