MoD review helps suppliers prepare
29 August 2012
Defence manufacturers have welcomed a government review to determine what military technology should be produced in the UK and what can be sourced from foreign suppliers.
Defence procurement minister Lord Drayson, who ordered the assessment, said a white paper detailing manufacturing and technological capabilities essential to national security and competitiveness, which should therefore remain in the UK, would be produced by Christmas.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said the review would enable UK industry to plan ahead...