Major defence projects slipping as delays mount

Major defence projects slipping as delays mount

Senior Ministry of Defence officials have admitted that a significant share of major defence programmes are running into trouble, with too many projects falling behind schedule. Giving evidence to the Defence Committee, National Armaments Director Rupert Pearce described the overall picture bluntly, saying the portfolio is “pretty troubled” and that “there’s too much red”. He added that the proportion of programmes in difficulty has crept up ove…