In the course of its research, the Review team encountered one perspective that appeared to be almost universally held both inside the MoD and outside amongst external stakeholders: current problems in the acquisition system are underpinned by an increasingly out-of-date strategic defence planning framework. The balance of the current and forward plan for equipment procurement is inconsistent with the types of operations which the UK's Armed Forces are being asked to undertake today and the system is still trying to support too many Cold War capabilities alongside new requirements with decreasing resources.