UK Ministry of Defence ‘Bogged Down’ in Tech Upgrade Delays: Lawmakers

Private Patrick Rodgers of Britain’s Anglian Regiment, 2nd Battalion, maintains the perimeter as a Chinook helicopter carries out a medical evacuation during a military exercise on Salisbury Plains near Warminster, England, on July 23, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is “bogged down” in delayed projects and has failed to overhaul technological and IT systems to meet the demand of modern warfare, lawmakers have warned.

In its Defence Digital Strategy report (pdf) published on Friday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Commons found the department has been struggling to replace “outdated legacy systems” in its IT infrastructure.