The Nimrod Review - Official Documents

CHAPTER 25 – NEW INDUSTRY STRATEGY
Contents
Chapter 25 – New Industry Strategy
“Industry are ultimately accountable to their shareholders, and it is naïve to assume
otherwise.” (Garry Copeland, Director of Engineering, British Airways, 2008)
Chapter 25 makes Recommendations for a New Industry Strategy.
Summary
1. The relationship between the Defence Establishment and Industry is a necessary and vital one.
2. The findings of the Review and lessons of the Nimrod Safety Case reveal disturbing problems with
the so-called ‘partnership’ between the MOD and Industry.
3. The story of the Nimrod Safety Case, in particular, reveals flaws in both the bilateral and triangular
relationships between the MOD, BAE Systems, and QinetiQ.
4. There are concerns about the scale of ‘outsourcing’ and its long-term corrosive effect on the inhouse
abilities of the Services.
5. I make Recommendations to assist the formulation of a New Industry Strategy for the future.
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