Andy Start, the incumbent head of Defence Equipment and Support - the branch of defence charged with buying kit - is still doing the beefed-up role of national armaments director as a sluggish process to recruit someone externally rumbles on. Revealing some of its content ahead of time, the Ministry of Defence said the defence review will recommend an "always on" production capacity for munitions, drawing on lessons learned from Ukraine, which has demonstrated the vital importance of large production lines. Sources within the defence industry criticised the lack of detail, which is so often the case with announcements by the Ministry of Defence.
Author: Deborah Haynes
Published at: 2025-05-31 20:54:00
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