CVF Video – Spot the Crane
No doubt unconnected to the train wreck of an evidence session at the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee a few days the Aircraft Carrier Alliance have …
Take 2 aspirins and see me in the morning
Is this what they call aseptic technique? H/T Red Trousers and the
Carrier Strike 2010 – Deeply Flawed and Immature
Giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee today were Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary, Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel and Air Marshal Stephen …
Think Defence – Site Refresh May 2013
With all the back-room stuff done, Think Defence is back online and entering a period of user testing and feedback. I will be adopting a phased approach to the …
Think Defence is Changing
So after a bit of thinking have decided on the way forward; ONE Think Defence is still only a blog, it is not a campaign for change with lofty objectives. We …
Carrier Strike: The 2012 reversion decision
Whilst I am mulling over the future of Think Defence, the National Audit Office has released their long awaited report to the 2012 Carrier Strike reversion …
Thinking some more about Think Defence
I haven’t posted much in the last week or to, this is largely because real life means I have to put time into other things. This has allowed me a bit of time …
Four guys, six legs and the roof of the World
Pop over to the website linked off the image and especially the section on
A Think Defence Request – Your Blog Needs You
Have been having a bit of a think of how I can improve Think Defence but surely the best person to ask is you. If you are so inclined, can I ask that you let …
Just Wait till UKIP Find Out
With rather poor timing (or good depending on your view) a few interesting reports from the Merco Press on the Falkland Islands and
This weeks links
A collection of interesting stuff from around the internet this
Parliamentary Answers – to the 25th April 2013
This is a regular round up of Parliamentary questions and answers from ministers relevant to defence issues. In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can …
The French Defence White Paper
I am going to keep a running link list for information relating to the French Defence White
Brimstone missile to be trialled by the USA?
Interesting news. A speech by Phillip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology at McKenna, Long and Aldridge, Washington DC …
East of Suez
Interesting news from the Telegraph and a piece from RUSI about the possible return to a permanent base in the Gulf region, East of
UK Complex Weapons – Part 5 (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile)
The Common Anti-Air Modular Missile or CAMM is one of the core UK Complex Weapons programmes that is intended to replace the Sea Wolf Block 2, ASRAAM and …
Quick Thanks
This is a very short post just to say thank you to the TD readers, commenters and guest authors. Some great contributions and debates have been had this last …
Shit Happens
One thing we don’t seem to talk about much is operational resilience. The tired old saying about the enemy getting a vote is fair enough, but what about …
Volvo KERS
In the never ending quest to reduce fuel consumption Volvo have finished testing a flywheel system they claim provides a decrease in fuel consumption of 25% …
Marshall Containerised Deployable CT Scanner
Its been a while since we had some proper container porn on Think Defence and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group being awarded the Queen’s Award for …