Defence Ministry Missing Military Equipment: Report

File photo shows British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province. Auditors have been unable to find 6.6 billion pounds worth of British military equipment used in Afghanistan, including vehicles, weapons and radios used by troops, a report said Thursday. (AFP/File/Shah Marai)

From AFP:

LONDON (AFP) – Auditors have been unable to find 6.6 billion pounds worth of British military equipment including vehicles, weapons and radios used by troops, a report said Thursday.

The government has ordered a shakeup at the Ministry of Defence after the auditors found holes in its record keeping, the Financial Times reported.

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My Comment: This smells of both incompetence and corruption.

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