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5th February 2017 | 15:20

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Lyneham Lad

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From: Under a recently defunct flight path.

'Focus' article in today's Sunday Times:-
Billions wasted on trophy kit leave a big hole in the realm’s defences

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Examples uncovered by The Sunday Times include: warships so noisy Russian submarines can hear them 100 miles away; a frigate that now costs so much we can only afford to buy just over half the number envisaged; aircraft carriers that cannot defend themselves against the latest generation of ballistic missiles; and light tanks that are too big to fit into transport aircraft.

So why do so many British defence *procurement projects go wrong?

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