"The government has told the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to prepare the UK for war "in our own backyard" and staff in charge of defence procurement have been ordered to expedite the process to ensure the Armed Forces are "ready to fight." Defence Minister Luke Pollard who is in charge of procurement said, "We are not at war, but nor are we at peace any longer.""
""Peacetime procurement was fine when we were in a peacetime, but you all know that we are not at war, but nor are we at peace any longer. "So our procurement system needs to adapt, and that means we need a different approach to how we look at risk, and a cultural shift about how we do that, and that means shifting our focus to readiness and growth, to war-fighting readiness.""
The MoD has been instructed to prepare the UK for war "in our own backyard" and to expedite defence procurement so the Armed Forces are ready to fight. Approximately £288.6 billion has been allocated to the MoD for 2023–2033. Procurement timelines must be compressed, with five-year projects aimed to take two years and two-year projects to take one. Procurement risk assessments and cultural approaches will change, prioritising readiness and growth over peacetime caution and expeditionary operations. Allegations of Russian sabotage across Western Europe and calls for a clear, firm plan for armed forces readiness are cited.
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