
We witnessed yesterday the government realising the importance of a cohesive long term defence procurement programme as it scrabbled around to produce headline grabbing policies for its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) in the wake of the Paris terror
by Mike Hookem MEP24 Nov 2015, 2:51 AM PST0

Less than a fortnight after the Ministry of Defence was accused of having to go to allies with a “begging bowl” to ask for assistance in basic surveillance operations of the coast of Scotland, a row has erupted over plans
by A.B. Sanderson21 Jan 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

The British Military has had to ask for US assistance to help track a suspected Russian submarine off the coast of Scotland after the Coalition government scrapped the RAF’s Nimrod surveillance aircraft in 2010. Two US Navy aircraft were drafted
by A.B. Sanderson10 Jan 2015, 7:16 AM PST0

MPs on the Commons Defence Committee have woken up to the huge mistake of scrapping Nimrod, the UK’s excellent Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system. As China and Russia develop their underwater technologies to try to track foreign submarines, including Britain’s with the Trident
by A.B. Sanderson30 Dec 2014, 6:29 AM PST0