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| The Royal Navy fleet is being depleted by a “vicious cycle” of old ships being retained beyond their sell-by date, an independent report has said. | The Royal Navy fleet is being depleted by a “vicious cycle” of old ships being retained beyond their sell-by date, an independent report has said. |
| The review, headed by Sir John Parker, found that the procurement of naval ships was taking too long from concept to delivery, compared with other industries. | The review, headed by Sir John Parker, found that the procurement of naval ships was taking too long from concept to delivery, compared with other industries. |
| He concluded that fewer ships than planned were being ordered too late, meaning “old ships are retained in service well beyond their sell-by date with all the attendant high costs of so doing. This vicious cycle is depleting the RN fleet and unnecessarily costing the taxpayer. It needs to be broken.” | He concluded that fewer ships than planned were being ordered too late, meaning “old ships are retained in service well beyond their sell-by date with all the attendant high costs of so doing. This vicious cycle is depleting the RN fleet and unnecessarily costing the taxpayer. It needs to be broken.” |
| Parker, the chairman of the mining corporation Anglo American, said there was a “vibrant” shipbuilding, marine and defence supply chain sector in the UK, which the Ministry of Defence should harness. | Parker, the chairman of the mining corporation Anglo American, said there was a “vibrant” shipbuilding, marine and defence supply chain sector in the UK, which the Ministry of Defence should harness. |
| He called for a “sea change” from the government so British shipyards could win work and create jobs. | He called for a “sea change” from the government so British shipyards could win work and create jobs. |
| The government must drive cultural change in defence to inject “genuine pace” into the procurement process and get a clear grip over cost and time, he said. | The government must drive cultural change in defence to inject “genuine pace” into the procurement process and get a clear grip over cost and time, he said. |
| The MoD should lay out its plans for naval ships over the next 30 years, the report recommended. | The MoD should lay out its plans for naval ships over the next 30 years, the report recommended. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |