Defence: Procurement
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on reducing procurement timelines for major military platforms from six years to two.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The Defence Industrial Strategy set out an average of six years to contract for major defence platforms. Whilst differing procurement systems make direct comparisons with other countries challenging, our new segmented approach to procurement, supported by accelerated commercial pathways, is designed to enable programmes to get to contract faster. We are making progress towards the target date of 1 April 2026 for establishment of the segmented approach in line with the Strategic Defence Review.
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