Defence is set up to fail
Defence procurement is notorious for failure - failure to deliver on time, on budget, and to specification. Yet within the defence community are…
Procurement (23)
Go far, or go home - the UK's Carrier Conundrum
The UK's Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers were originally conceived nearly 30 years ago when the world, and our perception of it, was…
Another UK Defence spending increase is on the way, but are we being short-changed?
Rumours abound today that the UK's March budget is going to provide an additional £5 billion in defence spending over 2 years, a…
The UK's new Fleet Solid Support ships - what's all the fuss about?
In November 2022, the MOD announced that 'Team Resolute' had been chosen to supply the Royal Navy's new Fleet Solid Support Programme (FSSP),…
What does the British Army's armoured vehicle fleet look like from 2025? Nobody seems to be sure...
The UK's Defence Select Committee held an evidence session on the 11th January to look at Land Acquisition. The lambs brought in for…
RAF Wedgetail cut - a false economy?
In 2019 the UK selected the Boeing E-7 'Wedgetail' to replace the ageing E-3 'Sentry' AWACS aircraft in the Airborne Early Warning &…