Defence ministers have been accused of wasting nearly £175mn on external advice on a new communications system for the British army that is already mired in delays and is not due to enter service until the next decade.
The next-generation system, known as Morpheus, had been due to replace the current Bowman radio technology, which was first introduced more than 20 years ago, from 2026. Bowman, however, has had to be upgraded several times due to persistent delays in the procurement of Morpheus.
James Cartlidge, defence procurement minister, said in a letter to John Healey, shadow defence secretary, in March that the Ministry of Defence had spent “c. £174mn on external assistance” for the Morpheus programme from 2015 to the end of December 2023.
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