Priorities and Options for SDSR 2015 – Appendix 3 – RAF 2025
A GUEST POST FROM ANDY C More than either of the other services the strength and disposition of the RAF is determined by its support role. The number of transport…
A GUEST POST FROM ANDY C More than either of the other services the strength and disposition of the RAF is determined by its support role. The number of transport…
The Demonstration and Manufacture contract for CROWSNEST has been confirmed. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Merlin MK 2 Helicopter — Crowsnest Demonstration and Manufacture. Anti submarine warfare helicopters. Merlin Crowsnest —…
AgustaWestland has announced they intend to commence test flights of their Next Generation Tilt Rotor in 2021. This is a follow on from the none seat AW609 and will be…
After a 15 month Capability Upgrade Period (CUP), HMS Diamond has started acceptance trials. The 15 month upgrade included work on the communication satellite systems, internal computers and weapons…
Vehicle convoys have been conducted around Latvia and Lithuania to bring the masses of equipment and vehicles to their final destinations for the exercise. The convoy destined for Vilnius, Lithuania’s…
The MoD has issued a glossy brochure that yet again, tries to hammer home the point that we are globally engaged, spend gazillions on defence and meet NATO 2% GDP…
It is always interesting to compare and contrast the 'language of defence' used today and in time past. This is from June 1981 and the then Conservative Secretary of…
This afternoon the Royal Navy hosted a 'live Twitter chat' with Captain Simon Petitt from HMS Queen Elizabeth. https://twitter.com/HMSQnlz/status/651741659781328896 Questions raised from the trivial to the very interesting including this…