'Fragile and ageing legacy systems' need to be replaced – now Lindsay Clark Fri 11 Dec 2020 // 15:15 UTC Share Copy The UK's Ministry of Defence has awarded Boeing Defence UK a £500m contract without external competition to replace "fragile and ageing legacy systems" it had already been charged with swapping out as part of a 2010 contract. Any lack of availability would "fundamentally impact the UK Armed Forces ability to operate effectively around the globe," according to a tender notice published today. The extension with Boeing relates to the Future Logistics Information Services (FLIS) project, an £800m contract set out by the government in 2010 to deliver an operationally essential logistics information system.