Defence Department reports new delays in 10 major procurement projects
OTTAWA — The Defence Department is reporting fresh delays in 10 major military procurement projects, even as defence officials cast about for better ways to predict and manage when new equipment will get to the troops.
The schedule slippage is detailed in a new report to Parliament and runs the gamut from a minor snag in the final delivery of engineering vehicles for the army to years of delays in the planned delivery of naval vessels.
Many of the projects, such as the naval vessels and new transport trucks for the army, were already several years behind schedule, meaning they are now extra late.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, the Defence Department’s head of procurement touted the last year as one of the more successful in terms of getting new equipment to the Forces.