About the sector
The Strategic Defence Security Review (SDSR) has highlighted a financial over-commitment of £38bn stretched over the next 10 years. Much of the spend (£20bn) has been attributed to unaffordable plans for new equipment and support. Although measures have been detailed in the SDSR to reduce this liability, the savings in key areas amount to £4.3bn, suggesting that many defence programmes still face an uncertain future.
At Atkins, we are aligned to respond to the challenges ahead by delivering bespoke services and solutions to our clients in the following key areas:
Acquisition support
- Programme management
- Systems engineering, performance modelling, business cases and supplier selection
Availability management
- Logistics and supply chain management
- Availability, reliability and maintainability analysis and assessment
Safety management and assessment
- Safety management systems, independent advice and safety case assessment
Facilities design and engineering
- Masterplanning through to design detailing
- Specialist competence in blast and nuclear facilities
Mechanical design and integrity assessment
- Specialist nuclear expertise