Why now is not the time for a rise in the UK Defence Budget.

The Tragedy of Ajax... Thoughts on the NAO Report A blog about UK defence issues which tries to put a positive and fresh look at many current matters impacting UK and…thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com The UK National Audit Office has published a difficult report into the state of the British Army Ajax programme. This complex vehicle procurement, which has seen over £3bn of public money spent on 589 vehicles, of which 26 have been delivered, has become a byline for failure in defence procurement.

As tensions mount ahead of the publication of the British Governments ‘Integrated Review’ (IR) on Tuesday, there is a variety of informed speculation in the media about what it may herald. …

Is There A Case for Defence Cuts? There are multiple media reports this weekend talking about what may, or may not, emerge in the Integrated Review (IR), due to be published on 15 March. The general view seems to be that cuts lie ahead for the armed forces, along with modernisation. Naturally this has caused concerns in…

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The Royal Navy has celebrated 50 years of maintaining continuous nuclear deterrent patrols at sea (CASD). At a service on Fri 03 May in Westminster Abbey, the Naval Service gave thanks to those who had supported this effort, led by the new Secretary of State for Defence, doubtless fresh from…

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