Micro-UAV points of view
Two commercially available quadcopters have been used to film footage of the Costa Concordia wreck site. The footage gives a great sense of what is possible …
Rotite – Defence Applications?
I came across this recently and wondered if there are any standout defence applications? Watch the
PR Departments in Action
Defence is big business and make no mistake, defence contractors are not scared of playing games, or applying subtle (or not so subtle) pressure to make sure …
Industrial and Technology Matters
The MoD has just published its long awaited replacement for the defence industrial strategy (click the image to download), the snappily titled National …
The Type 26 and India
An interesting article was published recently in the Indian Edition of Business Standard that describes how the UK was seeking partnership with India for the …
The Department of Cheaper Aircraft
Guest post from Chris.B Recently there’s been a number of articles written and comments made about the idea of reviving various aircraft as “low cost” …
The Next Big Thing
With all the discussion recently about cuts and rising costs, gap filling and cheap solutions what are the most appropriate design drivers for new equipment? …
Can the UK be Militarily Innovative?
In many ways the business of warfare has remained unchanged for thousands of years, the debate between mobility and protection, the need to take and hold …
US To Keep JCA Source Code
After years of prevarication, promises and confusion the United States has finally made the decision the UK thought had been settled years ago. Without access …
Is It Time to Kill the Defence Industrial Strategy
On the MoD’s web site its opening line on the page that details the Defence Industrial Strategy 2.0 is; The DIS was widely regarded as a success mmm, …
An Off the Shelf Lesson
When faced with the incredibly disturbing headlines of £15million light helicopters there is a temptation to automatically assume that a deal is a bad one …
The Dangers of ‘Off Someone Else’s Shelf’
One often hears the call for more military equipment to be obtained off the shelf to reduce in service timescales and costs. It is a well trodden path but it …
F35 Hacked! (and other creative headlines)
Last March the US Inspector General of the Department of Defence issued a report on the Security Controls in the Joint Strike Fighter programme that raised …