News story: Defence Secretary announces closer defence ties with Japan
During Michael Fallon’s first foreign visit of 2016, he said that he would like to further develop the UK’s defence cooperation with Japan and will pursue the possibility of a…
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…
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…
Shiny Arse Civil Servants
SDSR 2015 announced that the MoD civil service personnel would be reduced by 30%. Unfortunately, the civil service is saddled with a reputation of being shiny arsed Sir Humpries long…
Surely Some Mistake
I must admit, this almost passed me by. The annual 'kick the MoD in the balls' report from the National Audit Office (NAO), properly known as the Major Projects Report…
Accountable to Parliament
When the MoD published the 'Defence in Numbers' booklet the equipment lists were clearly an error, perhaps an error produced by a junior person. A number of press outlets picked…
Spot the Mistooks
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…
#AskQNLZ An Experiment in Social Media Engagament
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…