Speech: Interesting times
My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. Can I say how delighted I am to be back at RUSI for my third and, most probably, final CDS Christmas Lecture. If I am…
Hospital in a Box (kind of)
Have been remiss on my container story reporting of late so this one is part of my rehabilitation, a hospital in a box, or container. The German manufacturer ELA Container Offshore…
An Inflatable Landing Craft
Exhibited at Seawork International by Henshaw Inflatables and marketed by Superyacht Tenders and Toys was a smart craft called the iLC (inflatable Landing Craft). It pretty much does what the…
Taking Advantage of Idle Fleets
The MoD obtains equipment by one of two methods, CADMID or UOR/UCR. CADMID stands for Concept, Assessment, Demonstration, Manufacture, In-Service and Disposal. UOR stands for Urgent Operational Requirement, UCR, for…
The Sheer Nonsense of Counting ISIS KIA
I can't even begin to articulate the sheer nonsense and comedic absurdity of trying to count members of ISIS killed in RAF airstrikes but someone asked. A recent Freedom of…
A Tiny Piece of Pi
A couple of weeks ago, I asked if there were any military applications for a hugely powerful quantum computer. How about something at the other end of the scale, a…
Those new fangled Strike Brigades
Does anyone know what they will look like? I ask because there seems to be a dearth of released information, this doesn't, of course, mean the information is not there,…
The Type 31 General Purpose Frigate
SDSR 2015 truncated the Type 26 Global Combat Ship at eight vessels. We will maintain one of the most capable anti-submarine fleets in the world with the introduction of eight…
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