Latest NAO Report – Doing Less with Less
The National Audit Office publishes an annual summary of major projects and a commentary on the performance of the Ministry of Defence. 2014 is no different
January 14, 2015
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Blog Posts
Short-form opinion, updates and information.
Ten Years of Tasers
From a recent FOI request, the numbers of tasers purchased by the MoD in the last ten years. Year Type Qty Unit Cost Total Cost
November 30, 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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Comic Sans Freedom of Information
Although many consider the use of Comic Sans to be next only to clubbing baby seals to death this has to be the most bizarre
July 19, 2014
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Military Aviation Authority Update
A brilliantly informative article from Chris Pocock at AINOnline on the Military Aviation Authority http://ainonline.com/aviation-news/farnborough-air-show/2014-07-13/teething-troubles-beset-new-uk-military-air-safety-regime Well worth a read
July 14, 2014
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The National Audit Office on Army 2020
The National Audit Office has today published their assessment of Army 2020. Army 2020 requires an overall reduction in the size of the Army and
June 11, 2014
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Defence and Security Industry Co-Operation Between Norway and UK
From the Norwegian MoD These remarks were made at a Norway-UK seminar in London by John I. Laugerud, Deputy Armaments Director at the Norwegian Ministry
May 30, 2014
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The Extra £1.8 Billion Budget for the Reserves
Whenever the MoD (or any Government department for that matter) wants to inflate the pitiful amount of money allocated to a project they call it
April 26, 2014
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Think Defence
UK defence and security; analysis, reference content, opinions and resources.