Airbus Shares in Dassault Aviation
Airbus have confirmed they are now actively looking to divest themselves of their 46% shareholding in Dassault Aviation. With increasing defence cooperation with the UK and the intent of BAE to merge…
RAF Air Drop – Iraq
A short video from the RAF of the C130 air drops over Iraq https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152629949354885
UK Aid Destined for Iraq
A collection of images from Brize Norton showing humanitarian aid being loaded onto RAF C130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for air dropping over Iraq. Included in the package are; Supplies include…
The Story of FRES – A Summary
Where do you start with a summary of the Future Rapid Effects System (FRES)? THIS SERIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A MORE IN DEPTH STUDY, LINK BELOW http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/from-scimitar-to-fres-to-ajax/ I suppose…
A World in Turmoil
With news that the US will be going to war in Iraq, again, I am reminded of this clip from the Godfather III http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU Whilst the Twittersphere has gone into…
Does anyone still know how much an F35 will cost?
This is another one of those 'one from the archive' posts. In April 2009 I asked the question; http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2009/04/does-anyone-know-how-much-a-jca-will-cost/ The points I raised in this 2009 post were; Complex major projects…
Humanitarian Drone Mapping
The pace of change and innovation in digital mapping and the unmanned systems is breathtaking. This from Googlemaps Mania (one of my favourite non defence blogs) showcases a few examples…
Moving West
Combining digital maps, demographic and other big data often reveals significant trends. Courtesy of the Google Maps Mania blog is information released by the EU Cohesion Policy Data initiative that…