A Collection of Broken Down Ships
The Daily Mail has published extracts, and it must be said, chosen to selectively quote, Vice Admiral Simon Lister, Chief Naval Engineering Officer The Daily Mail story is here And…
RAF Baltic Air Policing
A collection of videos of the RAF Baltic air policing mission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IanSsy8AIjE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNe3kaxD4AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqm5z2WVFjs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrsNqD0KL2I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDkrBvtE-G0
LÉ Samuel Beckett
How about a non UK story but a little closer to home than usual. The LÈ Samuel Becket is the first of the two Samuel Beckett Class Offshore Patrol Vessels to…
Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (CR2 LEP)
There has been quite some speculation what this may or may not involve and the transition from the previous programme which made use of the word enhance to this one,…
We’ve just sold to the Dutch military, which was very straightforward
This from the Telegraph is a very depressing defence story http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10842002/Concrete-Canvas-looks-beyond-the-MoD.html The killer quote We’ve just sold to the Dutch military, which was very straightforward Concrete Canvas has appeared on the…
A Dumb Question on Ship Design
Being a landlubber and not at all versed in matter nautical thought I would post a dub question on ship design, specifically, the matter of protection again anti ship missiles.…
The Cover of Night – Gone?
The continued development of technology generally sees it reduce in cost on a gradual incline as alternative markets and uses are found that lead to increased volume. Other times, disruptive…
Remote Inspection
A couple of interesting news pieces (courtesy of Gizmag) on the trial use by Easyjet of commercially available small unmanned aircraft to carry out visual inspections of their aircraft. BRL…