Risk Sharing in Defence Contracts
With the defence budget secured for the next 5 years Ministry of Defence has to guard against suppliers sitting back and padding out their contracts,
July 17, 2015
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Blog Posts
Short-form opinion, updates and information.
February 25, 2015
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The Type 29 Global Combat Ship
It seems by the time the Type 26 Global Combat ship gets to the manufacture stage it should really be called the Type 29. The
February 21, 2015
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A User Requirement Document – Piers for Use on Beaches
Before any piece of equipment can be developed or purchased there has to be some form of requirements setting exercise. A masterpiece of of ‘getting
February 5, 2015
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Type 26 Frigate Exports
The Throughout the evolution of the Type 26 Frigate there has been a great deal of discussion and speculation about it’s export potential. Brazil, Australia,
January 30, 2015
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A Sad Day
Sad news, the final Prince of Wales block was rolled out. Sad news because it marks the end of shipbuilding in Portsmouth, or perhaps more
August 19, 2014
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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
August 11, 2014
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Integrating Complex Weapons and Aircraft
A few days ago I posted a quick article on the contract award to Thales and Agusta Westland for the integration onto the Royal Navy
July 30, 2014
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Think Defence
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