Train Green
These old SSVC videos are priceless. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NsZN6AAL9M Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETVwF-YNi_c Loved how the gash bags at ENDEX are full of pop bottles and crisp packets. Tip top.
JSTARS and the P8 Poseidon
Just as the USAF may be accepting that their JSTARS replacement might look a lot like the RAF's Sentinel, the mood music seems to be indicating that the Sentinel can…
A French Bomber
Does this mean the Marine Nationale now has a long-range bomber and the RAF doesn't? Ouch! From Navy Recognition; The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that on 18 June 2015,…
The UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
The UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) launched on 01 April 2015. This new funding instrument has replaced the Conflict (Prevention) Pool. The UK has allocated CSS Funds for…
Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER
Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER is a multi national search and EOD exercise hosted by Canada on the west coast. Held annually, Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER improves participants’ readiness to counter explosive threats,…
The Magic 2% – A Look at the Budget 2015
I have often warned about fixating on the magic 2% of GDP as a means of measuring defence spending for the simple reason it becomes the objective of defence policy.…
New Boots
Unless things have changed since this information was released, The British Army is getting new boots, again. Read the details here, here and here, but a few extracts from the…
An Exercise in Trade Offs
This is one of those posts where I must start with a request to not argue the details. OK, suppose you are a Western Army with a record of expeditionary…