“eight equipment programmes as red, meaning that successful delivery appears to be unachievable. These include [F35] Lightning, Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon, Ajax, and Core Production Capability for nuclear submarine reactors….”
A challenging read. MOD needs to make £1.9bn of unfunded savings in next 10yrs, and find some £3.7bn in cuts to Service projects.
Major programmes unfunded, Royal Marines appear unsustainable, no extra A400M and shipbuilding underfunded.
https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/the-e...-2022-to-2032/
NAO: The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032