‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister Al Carns

<p>Exclusive: Carns, who quit last week, says he was angered by unwillingness to confront sunk costs of legacy programmes</p><p>There is “unbelievable” waste and inefficiency at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the former armed forces minister Al Carns has said, adding that every time he would “turn a stone over” he would get another shock.</p><p>Carns said that during his time as a defence minister he had been angered by the unwillingness to confront the sunk costs of legacy programmes – and suggested mismanaged programmes such as tanks investment should be scrapped in favour of new technology.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/16/unbelievable-waste-inefficiency-ministry-defence-al-carns">Continue reading...</a>