UK officials claim progress on armour programmes as integrated review looms
A more nuanced picture of the future for major British Army vehicle programmes will only emerge with the publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy
The House of Commons Defence Committee heard an update on 20 October about progress in delivering the next generation of armoured vehicles for the British Army — but a fuller plan for the future will only emerge with publication of the Integrated Review (IR) of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
The IR will define the capabilities the armed forces will demand over the next decade. Jeremy Quin, Minister for Defence Procurement, could not say when it will be released; nor could he provide committee members with deadlines for the main MoD armoured vehicle programmes (Ajax, Boxer, Challenger
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