Destination of the Defence Pound
RUSI have released a very interesting paper on defence acquisition finances and a measure of what the return on investment is when ‘buying British’ Click
January 20, 2012
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The Scene is Set – European UAV Rumble
Interesting news recently from the MoD on the subject of future unmanned research and a contract with BAe for £40 million. The four-year Future Combat
December 20, 2011
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FRES – British to its Bootstraps Part 2
Does anyone remember last year, following the announcement that General Dynamics had been selected for the FRES Specialist Variant, the phrase British to its bootstraps?
October 20, 2011
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The Department of Cheaper Aircraft
Guest post from Chris.B Recently there’s been a number of articles written and comments made about the idea of reviving various aircraft as “low cost”
May 22, 2011
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The Next Big Thing
With all the discussion recently about cuts and rising costs, gap filling and cheap solutions what are the most appropriate design drivers for new equipment?
May 12, 2011
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Naval v Commercial Shipbuilding Rules
In discussions on the SDSR naval strategy, a vigorous debate took place about the relative merits of naval and commercial shipbuilding techniques. HMS Ocean is
November 15, 2010
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Flapless Flight
You see, the UK can still bloody well innovate in aeronautics. In all the pre-SDSR doom and gloom this caught my eye. In a collaborative
October 3, 2010
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How Much is a Blackhawk – Part 2
There is a persistent myth that somehow we can get a Blackhawk for £8million, or ‘less than £10 million’ if you listen to Douglas Carswell
September 7, 2010
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