This Is How The UK Orders New Weapon Systems

Soldiers training with latest equipment in Wiltshire. It is claimed that delays in getting latest equipment to troops is a result of defence chiefs miscalculating costs.

Defence Chiefs Underestimated Military Costs After Calculating Figures 'On The Back Of An Envelope', MPs told -- Daily Mail

Defence chiefs are facing massive increases in the cost of military equipment because they calculate the figures 'on the back of an envelope', it was claimed last night.

Former Labour adviser Bernard Gray agreed that a 'conspiracy of optimism' overtook ministers, top brass, civil servants and the defence industry when ordering new hardware.

They vastly underestimated the price of ship, tanks, armoured vehicles and aircraft simply to get the kit onto Britain's defence programme.

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My Comment: If only 50% of this is true, this is (@%$#&!@&%) unbelievable.