UK Defense Equipment Funding Faces Deeper Deficits, Auditors Say

Tony Osborne December 04, 2023
UK GCAP patrol
Credit: BAE Systems
LONDON—Auditors have determined that the UK Defense Ministry’s (MOD) plans to purchase equipment over the next 10 years are again unaffordable after cost rises associated with the country’s nuclear programs and inflation. In its report on the ministry’s Equipment Plan for 2023-33—published Dec. 4...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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