Andrew Chuter
Andrew Chuter is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News.
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Britain cements foothold in Ukraine for weapons upkeep, production
“The repair facility that has been secured is scalable to provide a similar capability for U.K. and other nations’ systems,” said a British official.
British-Spanish naval team gunning for another go at revamped UK carrier-support program
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has formed a joint venture with Northern Ireland's Harland & Wolff to pitch for an upcoming program to build up to three logistics ships to support the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
UK nears final stage of Skynet competition
The new competition, for a program known as the service delivery wrap, aims to compete management of the ground control stations until a new generation of communication satellites are launched around 2028.
Defense firm advocates for ‘hybrid procurement system’ to save billions in the UK
Written evidence from Viasat’s U.K. arm advocates for a shake-up in British procurement processes.
Three British nuclear programs are $1.67 billion over budget
A parliamentary committee says the government has admitted that costs on three nuclear projects “could keep rising, as its poor contract design has left the taxpayer to assume financial risk, while doing little to incentivize contractors to improve their performance.”
Britain to restart competition for fleet solid support ships, but who’s allowed to bid?
The competition to build up to three 40,000-ton vessels was expected to have been worth as much as $1.9 billion at the time the competition was unexpectedly terminated in November 2019.
Britain’s new carrier Queen Elizabeth sets sail, prepared to train amid pandemic
The ship’s departure from the Portsmouth naval base was delayed by a few days to enable the entire crew of about 800 to be tested for COVID-19.
UK defense plans could take major hit from coronavirus fallout
Britain is facing some “distasteful medicine “ in an upcoming defense review, with question marks around money, allies, the industrial base, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned.
UK hits pause on defense review due to coronavirus
It is unclear when the review, launched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will start up again.
UK should rethink deadline for defense, foreign policy review, says former national security adviser
Analysts are concerned that the review will be fudged in the rush to complete the promised deep dive into defense, foreign policy and security strategy reform.
British prime minister sets deadline for defense, foreign policy review
The review could prove to be a radical rethink of Britain’s role in the world now that is has left the European Union.
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