Given that systemic challenges have not been resolved in the previous thirteen reviews of defence procurement, we doubt that the Integrated Review will come up with even a short-term fix. We believe that the Review ought to address the strategic issues that should underpin the UK’s approach to defence procurement, in order to provide a sound basis to address these challenges in the future. The UK’s capability priorities and force structure should inform the answers to the following strategic ...

Given that systemic challenges have not been resolved in the previous thirteen reviews of defence procurement, we doubt that the Integrated Review will come up with even a short-term fix. We believe that the Review ought to address the strategic issues that should underpin the UK’s approach to defence procurement, in order to provide a sound basis to address these challenges in the future. The UK’s capability priorities and force structure should inform the answers to the following strategic questions on the procurement process: a. What capabilities and skills must remain sovereign and what can be bought “off-the-shelf”? What are the implicat Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Paragraph: 115 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: a) In March 2020, the Government launched a cross-Government review of the UK’s defence and security industry sectors. This work, being led by the MOD but carried out with input from across Whitehall, is considering the defence and security