UK New Medium Helicopter programme - dead, or resting?
Recent decisions and announcements by the UK Government and Ministry of Defence call into question the commitment to maintaining an medium Support Helicopter…
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UK Defence in 2025 - ambition is the variable
Summer 2025 will see the publication of the UK's latest Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The SDR Terms of Reference are explicit that the…
Defence starts at home - priorities for the Defence Review
As expected, the Labour victory in the UK General Election has brought the prompt announcement of another Strategic Defence Review - this one…
The Royal Navy - waiting for the 'Golden Age'
UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps gave a speech on the 14th May at the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference in London, accompanied…
Gambling on the MOD's future budget
Following my recent article about the £16.9bn black hole that suddenly appeared in the UK MOD's Equipment Plan, the Commons Defence Committee held…
There's a black hole in the defence budget, again.
The MOD declined to produce a new Equipment Plan this year for 2023-2033. Instead it issued an "Update on Affordability" early in December…