The contract, which has been negotiated by Defence Equipment and Support DE&S, the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence, will support Britain s military from the warehouse to the front line and is expected to deliver 54 million in efficiency savings. Jeremy Quin, Minister for Defence Procurement, said it would allow rapid deployment of personnel and equipment whenever required.
Approximately 300 jobs have been secured at Boeing Defence UK's Milton Keynes and Bristol sites, as well as a further 375 jobs in the wider UK supply chain, including IBM, Fujitsu, Sopra Steria and BAE Systems. The contract helps ensure our Armed Forces can quickly deploy personnel and equipment on operations at home and abroad whenever needed, maintaining their reputation as one of the finest fighting forces in the world, according to Mr Quin. The MoD says the contract will ensure access to all essential inventory services from washers and bolts to replacement parts for nuclear missiles, as well as the Ministry of Defence's ongoing Modernising Defence Programme. The contract enables the management of current and future equipment through access to cutting-edge software applications which are maintained and updated in line with the changing needs of defence and guarantees the UK s ability to provide critical defence, security and resilience. Dave Penlington, head of support chain information systems at Defence Equipment Support, said: Defence cannot mount or sustain operations without logistics information. JUST IN: Don't need EU! The UK will be able to break free of bloc if we leave the EU.
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In it, he wrote: Having left the European Union, the UK has started a new chapter in our history. We will be open to the world, free to tread our own path, blessed with a global network of friends and partners, and the opportunity to forge new and deeper relationships. Our Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU gives us the freedom to do things differently and better, both economically and politically. In the years ahead, agility and speed of action would enable Britain to deliver for its citizens while enhancing the nation's prosperity and security, he stressed. He said: Protecting our people, our homeland, and our democracy is the first duty of any government, so I have begun the biggest programme of investment in defence since the end of the Cold War.