MoD Category A and B Project Names
A couple of recent FOI requests have highlighted the Category A and B projects the MoD is currently working on. These are divided into categories;
July 23, 2015
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Drone Secrecy
We all know that the RAF’s Reaper, Defender/Islander and Shadow R1 aircraft do secret stuff in secret places, but so does the RC135W Rivet Joint.
July 21, 2015
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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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MoD Information Technology and Lessons for Acquisition
It is no secret that the MoD has had a long history of complicated, incompatible and costly IT systems that have resulted in real operational
July 15, 2015
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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
July 10, 2015
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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
July 9, 2015
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MoD Major Projects – Not a Lot of Green?
As part of ongoing reporting and governance of Major Projects, the MoD regularly publish updates, this is the 2014 data that will provide inputs to the
July 6, 2015
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Defence Acquisition for the Twenty-first Century
This is a paper from Civitas, edited Bernard Jenkin MP, well worth a read The recent campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq came at a heavy
July 6, 2015
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