The UK joins the movement towards joint procurement
The UK is purchasing four amphibious transport ships. (Image: BMT)
The UK will spend an estimated US$3.89 billion over the next decade in joint naval programmes, a lot of which will be in cooperation with Norway.
Following the release of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) in late June this year, the UK will be teaming up with the Netherlands to procure four landing platform docks (LPDs) each as part of the Amphibious Transport Ship (ATS) programme. This effort sits alongside a further two UK programmes with Norway in what appears to be a growing shift towards cooperative procurement of non-combatant vessels.
According to Shephard’s Defence Insight, the UK will spend an estimated US$3.89 billion over the next decade in joint programmes. While much of this spending is expected to go towards the ATS programme,
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