questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average procurement cycle time to delivery was in the latest period for which data is available.
answerText: The Defence Industrial Strategy set out average times to contract for major projects (such as tanks, frigates and aircraft) of six years, and for pace-setting modular upgrades (such as comms, sensors and weapons upgrades) of three years. We have set targe...
heading: Defence: Procurement