| MPA RAG rating
(A Delivery Confidence Assessment of the project at a fixed point in time, using a five-point scale, Red Amber/Red Amber Amber/Green Green; definitions in the MPA Annual Report) |
Exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber |
Red |
Green |
Amber |
Exempt under Section 26 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber |
Green |
Amber/Green |
Amber/Green |
Exempt under Section 24 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber/Green |
Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber/Green |
Amber/Green |
Amber |
Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Green |
Amber/Red |
Amber/Red |
Amber/Green |
Amber |
Amber |
Amber |
Amber |
Amber/Red |
Amber/Green |
Amber/Red |
Amber/Red |
Amber |
Amber/Green |
Amber/Red |
Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber/Green |
Amber |
Amber |
Amber/Green |
Amber |
Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
Amber |
| Description / Aims
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SFU Project has 4 key outputs:
1. Single Fuel Create a single fuel weapon to replace the current bi-propellant system;
2. Insensitive Munition (IM) Warhead. Replacement of the current warhead with an IM warhead before the existing warheads start to reach their end of life;
3. Digital Weapon Digitisation of the weapon to deliver the software integrity improvements necessary to comply with the modern standard for systematic safety integrity;
4. Fibre Optic Guide-fibre The replacement guidance link will remove the communication delays between the platform and the weapon, thereby enabling safety and capability improvements and replacing the existing Copper/Cadmium (Cu/Cd) wire. |
The Chinook is the primary heavy-lift support helicopter within Defence. The Chinook is a key component of Future Force 2020; it supports the rapid deployment, in-theatre movement; insertion, re-supply and extraction of Joint Forces along with their equipment. The UK currently operates a fleet of 46 aircraft - 21 Mk2/2A, 8 Mk3 and 17 Mk4. The Chinook Programme includes a project to upgrade the fleet with a digital cockpit (Project JULIUS); and a project to purchase 14 additional aircraft (Project New Buy). |
The Programme will deliver 2 x Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, initially capable of operating Lightning II and Merlin aircraft, as key elements of the Carrier Enabled Power Projection Programme (CEPP). HMS Queen Elizabeth (ISD December 2017) and HMS Prince of Wales (ISD March 2020) will be delivered with the flexibility to operate a broader range of aircraft types in the widest range of roles in the future. |
The phased regeneration of the current nuclear core production facilities on the Rolls-Royce (RR) site at Raynesway in Derby, the sustainment of the Core Production Capability (CPC) and the production, development and manufacture of the nuclear reactor cores to meet future technical specifications.
The programme approval is until 31 March 2023. |
The main aim is to realise an improved, affordable and dynamically adaptable military Complex Weapons (CW) capability which protects sovereignty and assures Operational Advantage. The pipeline provides a new way of working in terms of programmatic approach to acquisition which will enable reuse, commonality and a subsequent reduction in costs. |
To support the Department's information assurance capability. |
The intent of the JCA (Lightning) programme is to deliver the Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to the frontline by 2018 (Initial Operational Capability) and to contribute to the UKs Carrier Strike capability from 2020 (Initial Operational Capability (Maritime)). Lightning will contribute to the Responsive and Adaptive Force and will achieve Full Operational Capability by 2023. |
The Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers will replace the current single hulled tankers operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which are no longer fully compliant with international maritime legislation, with an efficient and cost effective solution providing support for the sustainment of Future Force 2020. These ships will provide valuable bulk fuels capability in support of the Royal Navy and forces ashore, including the new QEC Class Aircraft Carriers and on operations as varied as Littoral Manoeuvre, constabulary and humanitarian relief, through to the 2040s. Four Tide Class ships (RFA TIDESPRING, RFA TIDERACE, RFA TIDESURGE, RFA TIDEFORCE) have been ordered from DSME South Korea, to a basic design by UK company BMT Group. Once built the ships will be made ready in the UK for operational deployment during a period of customisation and trials before entering service. |
The aim of the Mounted Close Combat (MCC) is to deliver appropriate, integrated capability in order for the User to generate and sustain MCC capability for operations within allocated resources, primarily in the 2025 timeframe. The Programme now only includes the four major projects which significant funding has been apportioned; The scope is:
a. Armoured Cavalry Implementation: Consists of the Specialist Vehicle (SV) Project (principally the Scout vehicle) to deliver the new Armoured Cavalry and Close Recce capability, to equip the current Brigade Recce Regiments and the Close Recce Platoons/Troops and replace the obsolete Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) fleet.
b. Armoured Infantry (AI): Consists of the WCSP, incl ABSV, and WCSP Trg solution projects, to improve the Warrior capability to create an upgraded and fully integrated AI capability.
c. Armoured Type 56: Consists of the CR2 Life Extension Programme and its training aides to provide the Armoured capability out to 2035.
d. Mechanised Infantry: The capability is currently provided by the COUGAR fleet but will be equipped through the Utility Vehicle project to ensure the protected movement and manoeuvre of infantry and associated Combat Support users on the future battlefield. |
The Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme (MCSP) will update 30 Merlin Mk1 aircraft to overcome existing and forecast obsolescence within the Weapon Systems Avionics to ensure sustainment of the required capability until the planned Out of Service date (2029). The converted aircraft will be known as Merlin Mk 2. The Programme will also update, as necessary, the support products and the full Merlin Training Facility at RNAS Culdrose. |
1. To deliver and sustain the capability to underwrite the UK stockpile now and in the future including transition to Mk4A and to have the capability required for a future warhead if required.
2. To develop and deliver essential science, technology and production capabilities and critical skills to enable AWE to operate, maintain and certify the safety and performance of the Trident Holbrook warhead.
3. To develop and deliver the UK stockpile to the Mk4A warhead (production, skills, science) approved design.
4. To deliver facilities, skills, production and science capabilities required to maintain the current warheads and support a possible future warhead.
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