ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ dᵻfˈɛns, stˈiːvən smˈɪθ, ɪn ˈædɪŋ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ˌeɪˌaɪˈɑːɹ fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn dʒˈɔɪnt ˈɛɹ tə sˈɜːfɪs stˈændˈɔf mˈɪsəl dʒˈæzəm tə ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ʌv kənsˈɜːn lˈɪst, stˈeɪɾᵻd ðætðə lˈɪstɪŋ wʌz bɪkˈʌz ʌv "ˌaʊɚ pˈʊɹ mˈænɪdʒmənt, ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪlɪɹ tə kˈiːp ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɹˈɑːpɚli ænd fˈʊli ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ænd ɪts dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz."
On 26 November 2010, the Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, in adding project AIR 5418 Joint Air to Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) to the 'Projects of Concern' list, stated that the listing was because of "our poor management, our failure to keep government properly and fully informed about the project and its difficulties."