09-07-2010, 09:06 AM
Oh, but it is such a profitable catastophe for some.
Quote: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4...=EUR&s=TOP
Defense News
July 7, 2010
U.K.: More Urgent Buys for Afghan Campaign
By ANDREW CHUTER
LONDON: Britain is spending a further 189 million pounds ($286.8 million) on purchasing equipment for troops fighting in Afghanistan, the defense secretary, Liam Fox, announced July 7.
Included in the list of items being procured under the Treasury-funded urgent operational requirements scheme are improvements to base security, personal equipment and vehicles.
The bulk of the spending is going toward improving base security. The MoD said 158 million pounds was earmarked for ground-based surveillance systems and secure communications.
A further 19 million pounds is being spent on more body armor, helmets, light and heavy machine guns, combat shotguns and night-vision equipment, and 12 million pounds will go toward better protected logistics vehicles.
The additional equipment orders bring total government spending on urgent operational requirements to 256 million pounds since June. Last month, the government committed to spending 67 million pounds on measures to counter improvised explosive devices.
The announcement about the new equipment orders came in a statement from Fox to Parliament about the situation in Afghanistan. The defense secretary said 300 additional U.K. troops were temporarily being deployed to add to the 9,500 military personnel already in theater.
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