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TSR2 – A Step Back in Time
- By 13th SPITFIRE
- History, Humour and Culture
- 34 comments
This is a slightly modified article reprinted with kind permission from 13th Spitfire… Over this weekend I attended a fantastic event which was extremely interesting. There were lots people there to which I could relate to very easily. The nature of the event led us naturally to consider aspects of Britain’s military history, present and future. There are few countries [...]

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FDR – Naval Logistics #1
- By 13th SPITFIRE
- Thoughts on the Future
- 10 comments
I am going to conclude the maritime section of the Think Defence Future Defence Review series of posts with a look at maritime logistics. This is a timely subject given the obvious display of logistics capability evident in Haiti. The first couple of posts are from guest contributors… Privatising the Royal Fleet Auxiliary – pragmatic or problematic? For those of [...]

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