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The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government, ... MinistryofDefence(UnitedKingdom) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch BritishgovernmentdepartmentresponsibleforthedefenceoftheUnitedKingdomanditsterritories Thisarticleisaboutthedepartmentestablishedin1964.Forthedepartmentfrom1947to1964,seeMinistryofDefence(1947–1964).Foritsheadquarters,seeMinistryofDefenceMainBuilding. MinistryofDefenceDepartmentoverviewFormed1April1964(asmoderndepartment)JurisdictionGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomHeadquartersMainBuilding,Whitehall,Westminster,London51°30′14″N0°07′30″W/51.5040°N0.1249°W/51.5040;-0.1249Employees60,000(FTE)civilianstaff(April2021)[1]198,940militarypersonnel[2]Annualbudget£55billion;FY 2022[3][verificationneeded]MinisterresponsibleBenWallace,SecretaryofStateforDefenceDepartmentexecutivesAdmiralSirTonyRadakin,ChiefoftheDefenceStaffDavidWilliams,PermanentSecretaryChildagenciesDefenceElectronicsandComponentsAgencyDefenceScienceandTechnologyLaboratoryUnitedKingdomHydrographicOfficeWebsitewww.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence ThisarticleispartofaseriesonPoliticsoftheUnitedKingdom Constitution MagnaCarta TreatyofUnion(ActsofUnion) Anglo-IrishTreaty Parliamentarysovereignty Ruleoflaw Separationofpowers Otherconstitutionalprinciples TheCrown TheMonarch(list) ElizabethII Heirapparent Charles,PrinceofWales Royalfamily Succession Prerogative 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BritishNational(Overseas)passport Visarequirements UK–CDCustomsUnion Visapolicy Tradeagreements Australia Belgium Belize Brunei Canada China HongKong Cyprus Denmark France Germany India Israel Italy Japan Kenya Malaysia Malta Netherlands NewZealand Norway Russia SaudiArabia Singapore Spain SouthAfrica Palestine Pakistan Portugal UnitedStates Ireland politicsofNorthernIreland GoodFridayAgreement UK–Irelandborder NorthernIrelandProtocol British–IrishCouncil EuropeanUnion(history) Brexit Post-BrexitUnitedKingdomrelationswiththeEuropeanUnion UK–EUwithdrawalagreement TheCommonwealth memberstates UnitedKingdomandtheUnitedNations UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil P5 NATO G20 G7  UnitedKingdomportalEnglandNorthernIrelandScotlandWales Othercountries vte TheMinistryofDefence(MODorMoD)istheBritishgovernmentdepartmentresponsibleforimplementingthedefencepolicysetbyHerMajesty'sGovernment,andistheheadquartersoftheBritishArmedForces. TheMODstatesthatitsprincipalobjectivesaretodefendtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandanditsinterestsandtostrengtheninternationalpeaceandstability.[4]WiththecollapseoftheSovietUnionandtheendoftheColdWar,theMODdoesnotforeseeanyshort-termconventionalmilitarythreat;rather,ithasidentifiedweaponsofmassdestruction,internationalterrorism,andfailedandfailingstatesastheoverridingthreatstoBritain'sinterests.[5][needsupdate]TheMODalsomanagesday-to-dayrunningofthearmedforces,contingencyplanninganddefenceprocurement. Theexpenditure,administrationandpolicyoftheMODarescrutinisedbytheDefenceSelectCommittee,[6]exceptforDefenceIntelligencewhichinsteadfallsundertheIntelligenceandSecurityCommitteeofParliament.[7] Contents 1History 2Ministerialteam 3Seniormilitaryofficials 3.1ChiefsoftheDefenceStaff 3.2Otherseniormilitaryofficers 4Seniormanagement 5Defencepolicy 6Governanceanddepartmentalorganisation 6.1Governance 6.2Departmentalorganisation 6.3Contracting 7Propertyportfolio 7.1MainBuilding 8Controversies 8.1Fraud 8.2Germandchemicalwarfaretests 8.3TerritorialArmycuts 8.4Overspending 9Seealso 10References 11Bibliography 12Externallinks History[edit] Duringthe1920sand1930s,Britishcivilservantsandpoliticians,lookingbackattheperformanceofthestateduringtheFirstWorldWar,concludedthattherewasaneedforgreaterco-ordinationbetweenthethreeservicesthatmadeupthearmedforcesoftheUnitedKingdom:theRoyalNavy,theBritishArmyandtheRoyalAirForce.TheformationofaunitedministryofdefencewasrejectedbythecoalitiongovernmentofDavidLloydGeorgein1921,buttheChiefsofStaffCommitteewasformedin1923,forthepurposesofinter-serviceco-ordination.Asrearmamentbecameaconcernduringthe1930s,StanleyBaldwincreatedthepositionofMinisterforCo-ordinationofDefence.LordChatfieldheldthepostuntilthefallofNevilleChamberlain'sgovernmentin1940.HissuccesswaslimitedbyhislackofcontrolovertheexistingServicedepartments,andhislackofpoliticalinfluence. Onforminghisgovernmentin1940,WinstonChurchillcreatedtheofficeofMinisterofDefence,toexerciseministerialcontrolovertheChiefsofStaffCommitteeandtoco-ordinatedefencematters.ThepostwasheldbythePrimeMinisterofthedayuntilClementAttlee'sgovernmentintroducedtheMinistryofDefenceActof1946.After1946,thethreepostsofSecretaryofStateforWar,FirstLordoftheAdmiralty,andSecretaryofStateforAirwereformallysubordinatedtothenewMinisterofDefence,whohadaseatintheCabinet.Thethreeserviceministers—Admiralty,War,Air—remainedindirectoperationalcontroloftheirrespectiveservices,butceasedtoattendCabinet. From1946to1964,fiveDepartmentsofStatedidtheworkofthemodernMinistryofDefence:theAdmiralty,theWarOffice,theAirMinistry,theMinistryofAviation,andanearlierformoftheMinistryofDefence.Thosedepartmentsmergedin1964,andthedefencefunctionsoftheMinistryofAviationSupplyweremergedintotheMinistryofDefencein1971.[8]TheunificationofalldefenceactivitiesunderasingleministrywasmotivatedbyadesiretocurbinterservicerivalriesandfollowedtheprecedentsetbytheAmericanNationalSecurityActof1947.[9] Ministerialteam[edit] TheMinistersintheMinistryofDefenceareasfollows:[10][11] Minister Rank Portfolio TheRtHon.BenWallaceMP SecretaryofState Overallresponsibilityforthedepartment;strategicoperationsandoperationalstrategy,includingasamemberoftheNationalSecurityCouncil;defenceplanning,programmeandresourceallocation;strategicinternationalpartnerships:US,France,Germany,SaudiArabiaandtheGulf,NATO;nuclearoperations,policyandorganisations;strategiccommunications. JeremyQuinMP MinisterofStateforDefenceProcurement DeliveryoftheEquipmentPlan;nuclearenterprise;defenceexports;innovation;defencescienceandtechnologyincludingDstl;informationcomputertechnology;theSingleSourceRegulationsOffice(SSRO);DIOestatesandinvestment;environmentandsustainability TheRtHon.TheBaronessGoldieDL MinisterofStateforDefence(unpaid) Corporategovernanceincludingtransformationprogramme;singledepartmentalplan,riskreportingandhealth,safetyandsecurity;EUrelations,includingBrexit(excludingNoDealplanning);engagementwithretiredseniorDefencepersonnelandwideropinionformers;armscontrolandcounter-proliferation,includingstrategicexportlicensingandchemicalandbiologicalweapons;UKHydrographicOffice;StatutoryInstrumentprogramme;Australia,AsiaandFarEastdefenceengagement;DefenceFireandRescue;safetyandsecurity;Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelanddevolvedauthorities;shipwrecks,museumsandheritage;MinistryofDefencePolice;ministerialcorrespondenceandPQs JamesHeappeyMP ParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryofStatefortheArmedForces Operationsandoperationallegalpolicy;Brexitnodealplanning;forcegeneration(includingexercises);militaryrecruitmentandretentionpolicy(regularsandreserves);cyber;PermanentJointOperatingbases;internationaldefenceengagementstrategy;leadfordefenceengagementinAfricaandLatinAmerica;humansecurity;operationalpublicinquiries,inquests;youthandcadets;commemorations,ceremonialduties,medallicrecognitionandprotocolpolicyandcasework Seniormilitaryofficials[edit] AdmiralSirTonyRadakin,theChiefoftheDefenceStaff. ChiefsoftheDefenceStaff[edit] TheChiefoftheDefenceStaff(CDS)istheprofessionalheadoftheBritishArmedForcesandthemostsenioruniformedmilitaryadvisertotheSecretaryofStateforDefenceandthePrimeMinister. TheCDSissupportedbytheViceChiefoftheDefenceStaff(VCDS)whodeputisesandisresponsiblefortheday-to-dayrunningofthearmedservicesaspectoftheMODthroughtheCentralStaff,workingcloselyalongsidethePermanentSecretary.TheyarejoinedbytheprofessionalheadsofthethreeBritisharmedservices(RoyalNavy,BritishArmyandRoyalAirForce)andtheCommanderofStrategicCommand.AllpersonnelsitatOF-9rankintheNATOranksystem.[12] TogethertheChiefsofStaffformtheChiefsofStaffCommitteewithresponsibilityforprovidingadviceonoperationalmilitarymattersandthepreparationandconductofmilitaryoperations. ThecurrentChiefsofStaffareasfollows.[13] ChiefoftheDefenceStaff–AdmiralSirTonyRadakin Vice-ChiefoftheDefenceStaff–AdmiralSirTimothyFraser FirstSeaLordandChiefoftheNavalStaff–AdmiralSirBenKey(HeadoftheRoyalNavy) ChiefoftheGeneralStaff–GeneralSirPatrickSanders(HeadoftheBritishArmy) ChiefoftheAirStaff–AirChiefMarshalSirMikeWigston(HeadoftheRoyalAirForce) CommanderofStrategicCommand–GeneralSirJamesHockenhull Otherseniormilitaryofficers[edit] TheChiefofStaffissupportedbyseveralDeputyChiefoftheDefenceStaffsandseniorofficersatOF-8rank.[12] ChiefofDefencePeople–LieutenantGeneralJamesSwift DeputyChiefofDefenceStaff(MilitaryStrategyandOperations)–Lieutenant-GeneralRolandWalker DeputyChiefofDefenceStaff(FinancialandMilitaryCapability)–AirMarshalRichardKnighton ChiefofJointOperations–Lieutenant-GeneralCharlesStickland,basedatNorthwoodHeadquarters DefenceSeniorAdviserMiddleEast–AirMarshalMartinSampson ChiefofDefenceIntelligence–Lieutenant-GeneralJamesHockenhull Director-GeneraloftheDefenceSafetyAuthority–AirMarshalSueGray Additionally,thereareanumberofAssistantChiefsofDefenceStaff,includingtheDefenceServicesSecretaryintheRoyalHouseholdoftheSovereignoftheUnitedKingdom,whoisalsotheAssistantChiefofDefenceStaff(Personnel).[14] Seniormanagement[edit] PermanentSecretaryandotherseniorofficials TheMinistersandChiefsoftheDefenceStaffaresupportedbyseveralcivilian,scientificandprofessionalmilitaryadvisors.ThePermanentUnder-SecretaryofStateforDefence(generallyknownasthePermanentSecretary)istheseniorcivilservantattheMOD.Theirroleistoensurethatitoperateseffectivelyasagovernmentdepartmentandhasresponsibilityforthestrategy,performance,reform,organisationandthefinancesoftheMOD.[15] TheroleworkscloselywiththeChiefoftheDefenceStaffinleadingtheorganisationandsupportingMinistersintheconductofbusinessintheDepartmentacrossthefullrangeofresponsibilities. PermanentUnder-SecretaryofStateforDefence–DavidWilliams DirectorGeneralFinance–CharliePate DirectorGeneralNuclear–VanessaNicholls DirectorGeneralSecurityPolicy-DominicWilson DirectorGeneralCommercial-AndrewForzani DirectorGeneralStrategyandInternational–AngusLapsley MODChiefScientificAdviser–DameAngelaMcLean MODChiefScientificAdviser(Nuclear)–ProfessorRobinGrimes LeadNon-ExecutiveBoardMember–LordGrimstone Non-ExecutiveDefenceBoardMemberandChairoftheDefenceAuditCommittee–SimonHenry Non-ExecutiveDefenceBoardMemberandChairoftheDefenceEquipmentandSupportBoard–PaulSkinner Non-ExecutiveDefenceBoardMemberandChairofthePeopleCommittee–DanutaGray Defencepolicy[edit] Seealso:ForeignpolicyoftheUnitedKingdom TheStrategicDefenceandSecurityReview2015included£178billioninvestmentinnewequipmentandcapabilities.[16][17]ThereviewsetadefencepolicywithfourprimarymissionsfortheArmedForces:[18] DefendandcontributetothesecurityandresilienceoftheUKandOverseasTerritories. Providethenucleardeterrent. Contributetoimprovedunderstandingoftheworldthroughstrategicintelligenceandtheglobaldefencenetwork. Reinforceinternationalsecurityandthecollectivecapacityofourallies,partnersandmultilateralinstitutions. ThereviewstatedtheArmedForceswillalsocontributetothegovernment'sresponsetocrisesbybeingpreparedto:[18] Supporthumanitarianassistanceanddisasterresponse,andconductrescuemissions. Conductstrikeoperations. Conductoperationstorestorepeaceandstability. Conductmajorcombatoperationsifrequired,includingunderNATOArticle5. Governanceanddepartmentalorganisation[edit] ABritisharmedforcescareersofficeinOxford Governance[edit] Defenceisgovernedandmanagedbyseveralcommittees. TheDefenceCouncilprovidestheformallegalbasisfortheconductofdefenceintheUKthrougharangeofpowersvestedinitbystatuteandLettersPatent.IttooischairedbytheSecretaryofState,anditsmembersareministers,theseniorofficersandseniorcivilianofficials.[19][20] TheDefenceBoardisthemainMODcorporateboardchairedbytheSecretaryofStateoverseesthestrategicdirectionandoversightofdefence,supportedbyanInvestmentApprovalsCommittee,AuditCommitteeandPeopleCommittee.Theboard'smembershipcomprisestheSecretaryofState,theArmedForcesMinister,thePermanentSecretary,theChiefandViceChiefoftheDefenceStaff,theChiefofDefenceMateriel,DirectorGeneralFinanceandthreenon-executiveboardmembers.[19][20] HeadOfficeandCorporateServices(HOCS),whichismadeupoftheHeadOfficeandarangeofcorporatesupportfunctions.IthastwojointheadstheChiefoftheDefenceStaffandthePermamantSecretarywhoarethecombinedTLBholdersforthisunittheyareresponsiblefordirectingtheotherTLBholders.[20][21] Departmentalorganisation[edit] ThefollowingorganisationalgroupscomeunderthecontroloftheMOD.[22][23] Toplevelbudgets TheMODcomprisesseventop-levelbudgets.Theheadofeachorganisationispersonallyaccountablefortheperformanceandoutputsoftheirparticularorganisation.Theseare:[24] NavyCommand-RoyalNavy ArmyCommand-BritishArmy AirCommand-RoyalAirForce StrategicCommand DefenceNuclearOrganisation DefenceInfrastructureOrganisation HeadOfficeandCorporateServices Bespoketradingentity DefenceEquipmentandSupport(DE&S) Executiveagencies DefenceElectronicsandComponentsAgency(DECA) DefenceScienceandTechnologyLaboratory(Dstl) UKHydrographicOffice(UKHO)–alsohastradingfundstatus. SubmarineDeliveryAgency(SDA) Executivenon-departmentalpublicbodies NationalMuseumoftheRoyalNavy NationalArmyMuseum RoyalAirForceMuseum SingleSourceRegulationsOffice(SSRO) Advisorynon-departmentalpublicbodies AdvisoryCommitteeonConscientiousObjectors AdvisoryGrouponMilitaryMedicine ArmedForcesPayReviewBody DefenceNuclearSafetyCommittee IndependentMedicalExpertGroup NationalEmployerAdvisoryBoard NuclearResearchAdvisoryCouncil ScientificAdvisoryCommitteeontheMedicalImplicationsofLess-LethalWeapons VeteransAdvisoryandPensionsCommittees Ad-hocadvisorygroup CentralAdvisoryCommitteeonCompensation Otherbodies CommonwealthWarGravesCommission DefenceAcademyoftheUnitedKingdom DefenceSixthFormCollege DefenceandSecurityMediaAdvisoryCommittee FleetAirArmMuseum IndependentMonitoringBoardfortheMilitaryCorrectiveTrainingCentre(Colchester) ReserveForces'andCadets'Associations RoyalHospitalChelsea RoyalMarinesMuseum RoyalNavySubmarineMuseum ServiceComplaintsOmbudsman ServiceProsecutingAuthority UnitedKingdomReserveForcesAssociation Publiccorporations TheOilandPipelinesAgency(OPA) Enablingorganisation DefenceBusinessServices(DBS) Inaddition,theMODisresponsiblefortheadministrationoftheSovereignBaseAreasofAkrotiriandDhekeliainCyprus.[25] Contracting[edit] DEFCONcontractconditionsarenumbereddefencecontractconditionsincontractsissuedbytheMOD(nottobeconfusedwithDEFCONasusedbytheUnitedStatesArmedForces,whichreferstoalevelofmilitary"defensereadinesscondition"). Examplesinclude: DEFCON534:Subcontractingandpromptpayment DEFCON620:achangecontrolprocedure[26] DEFCON658(cyber)appliestoallsuppliersdownthesupplychain[26] DEFCON659relatestosecuritymeasuresfordisclosureof"SecretMatters"includingwithinthesupplychain,requiringacontractortoensurethatemployees"engagedonanyworkinconnectionwiththeContracthavenoticethattheOfficialSecretsActs1911-1989applytothemandwillcontinuesotoapplyafterthecompletionorterminationoftheContract",potentiallyalsorequiringemployeesto"signastatementacknowledgingthat,bothduringthetermoftheContractandafteritscompletionortermination",theyareboundbytheOfficialSecretsActs1911-1989(andwhereapplicablebyanyotherlegislation).[27] DEFCON705:theMOD’sstandardIPRconditionforfullyfundedresearchandtechnologycontracts. AfullsetoftheDEFCONscanbeaccessedviatheMoD'sDefenceGateway(registrationrequired).[28] Propertyportfolio[edit] TheMinistryofDefenceisoneoftheUnitedKingdom'slargestlandowners,owning227,300hectaresoflandandforeshore(eitherfreeholdorleasehold)atApril2014,whichwasvaluedat"about£20 billion".TheMODalsohas"rightsofaccess"toafurther222,000hectares.Intotal,thisisabout1.8%oftheUKlandmass.Thetotalannualcosttosupportthedefenceestateis"inexcessof£3.3billion".[29] Thedefenceestateisdividedastrainingareas&ranges(84.0%),research&development(5.4%),airfields(3.4%),barracks&camps(2.5%),storage&supplydepots(1.6%),andother(3.0%).[29]ThesearelargelymanagedbytheDefenceInfrastructureOrganisation. MainBuilding[edit] Mainarticle:MinistryofDefenceMainBuilding(UnitedKingdom) TheMODMainBuilding,Whitehall,London TheheadquartersoftheMODareinWhitehallandisknownasMODMainBuilding.Thisstructureisneoclassicalinstyleandwasoriginallybuiltbetween1938and1959todesignsbyVincentHarristohousetheAirMinistryandtheBoardofTrade.AmajorrefurbishmentofthebuildingwascompletedunderaPrivateFinanceInitiativecontractbySkanskain2004.[30]ThenorthernentranceinHorseGuardsAvenueisflankedbytwomonumentalstatues,EarthandWater,byCharlesWheeler.OppositestandstheGurkhaMonument,sculptedbyPhilipJacksonandunveiledin1997byQueenElizabethII.WithinitistheVictoriaCrossandGeorgeCrossMemorial,andnearbyarememorialstotheFleetAirArmandRAF(toitseast,facingtheriverside). HenryVIII'swinecellaratthePalaceofWhitehall,builtin1514–1516forCardinalWolsey,isinthebasementofMainBuilding,andisusedforentertainment.Theentirevaultedbrickstructureofthecellarwasencasedinsteelandconcreteandrelocatedninefeettothewestandnearly19feet(5.8 m)deeperin1949,whenconstructionwasresumedatthesiteaftertheSecondWorldWar.Thiswascarriedoutwithoutanysignificantdamagetothestructure.[31] Controversies[edit] Fraud[edit] Mainarticle:GordonFoxley ThemostnotablefraudconvictionhasbeenthatofGordonFoxley,DirectorofAmmunitionProcurementattheMinistryofDefencefrom1981to1984.Policeclaimedhereceivedatleast£3.5mintotalincorruptpayments,suchassubstantialbribesfromoverseasarmscontractorsaimingtoinfluencetheallocationofcontracts.[32] Germandchemicalwarfaretests[edit] AgovernmentreportcoveredbyTheGuardiannewspaperin2002indicatedthatbetween1940and1979,theMinistryofDefence"turnedlargepartsofthecountryintoagiantlaboratorytoconductaseriesofsecretgermwarfaretestsonthepublic"andmanyofthesetests"involvedreleasingpotentiallydangerouschemicalsandmicro-organismsovervastswathesofthepopulationwithoutthepublicbeingtold."[33]TheMinistryofDefenceclaimsthatthesetrialsweretosimulategermwarfareandthatthetestswereharmless.However,familieswhohavebeenintheareaofmanyofthetestsareexperiencingchildrenwithbirthdefectsandphysicalandmentalhandicapsandmanyareaskingforapublicinquiry.Thereportestimatedthesetestsaffectedmillionsofpeople,includingduringoneperiodbetween1961and1968where"morethanamillionpeoplealongthesouthcoastofEngland,fromTorquaytotheNewForest,wereexposedtobacteriaincludingE.coliandBacillusglobigii,whichmimicsanthrax."TwoscientistscommissionedbytheMinistryofDefencestatedthatthesetrialsposednorisktothepublic.ThiswasconfirmedbySueEllison,arepresentativeoftheDefenceScienceandTechnologyLaboratoryatPortonDownwhosaidthattheresultsfromthesetrials"willsavelives,shouldthecountryorourforcesfaceanattackbychemicalandbiologicalweapons." TerritorialArmycuts[edit] InOctober2009theMODwasheavilycriticisedforwithdrawingthebi-annualnon-operationaltraining£20mbudgetfortheTerritorialArmy(TA),endingallnon-operationaltrainingfor6monthsuntilApril2010.Thegovernmenteventuallybackeddownandrestoredthefunding.TheTAprovidesasmallpercentageoftheUK'soperationaltroops.Itsmemberstrainonweeklyeveningsandmonthlyweekends,aswellastwo-weekexercisesgenerallyannuallyandoccasionallybi-annuallyfortroopsdoingothercourses.Thecutswouldhavemeantasignificantlossofpersonnelandwouldhavehadadverseeffectsonrecruitment.[34] Overspending[edit] In2013itwasfoundthattheMinistryofDefencehadoverspentonitsequipmentbudgetby£6.5bnonordersthatcouldtakeupto39yearstofulfil.TheMinistryofDefencehasbeencriticisedinthepastforpoormanagementandfinancialcontrol.[35] Specificexamplesofoverspendinginclude: EightBoeingChinookHC3wereorderedin1995asdedicatedspecialforceshelicopters.[36]Theaircraftweretocost£259 millionandtheforecastin-servicedatewasNovember1998.[36]However,althoughdeliveredin2001,theMk3couldnotreceiveairworthinesscertificatesasitwasnotpossibletocertifytheavionicssoftware,andwouldnotenterserviceuntil2017.[37][38]TheprocurementwasdescribedbyEdwardLeigh,thenChairmanofthePublicAccountsCommittee,as"oneofthemostincompetentprocurementsofalltime"andtheNationalAuditOfficeissuedascathingreportontheaffair,statingthatthewholeprogrammewaslikelytocost£500 million.[39][36] In2010theNimrodMRA4maritimepatrolaircraftprocurementwascancelledafter£3.4 billionhadbeenspentontheprogramme.Inadditiontherewereterminationcostswhichwerenotdisclosed.[40]InJanuary2011itwasreportedbytheFinancialTimesthatwhenthedecisionwastakentoscraptheaircraft,"[it]wasstillriddledwithflaws".[41] Seealso[edit] DefenceReview TheLancasterHouseTreaties(2010) StabilisationUnit UnitedKingdombudget UKNationalDefenceAssociation 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