HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

With humble duty, we send our heartfelt sympathy to Her Majesty the Queen at the death of her beloved husband and consort, the Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. If ever there was a man who combined loyal duty with an example to humanity and the world at large, it was he.

CDS Speech to IISS 31 March 2021 – Integrated Review

DefenceSynergia (DS) is pleased to be able to publish the speech of the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, given to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) dated 31 March 2021. The speech is a welcome exploration of the Integrated Review and the accompanying Defence Command Paper.  (more…)

DefenceSynergia Response to the Integrated Review – Defence Command Paper – Defence Industrial Strategy – An Air Perspective

 

DefenceSynergia Response to the Integrated Review – Defence Command Paper – Defence Industrial Strategy – An Air Perspective

 

The media and other commentators have had a field day with the UK government’s Integrated Review, Defence Command Paper, Defence Industrial Strategy. If nothing else the triple announcement has put UK security and defence on the front pages, albeit not necessarily for the right reasons. The future looks as uncertain as DefenceSynergia (DS) predicted just a few days ago in a commentary entitled Defence Spending an Historical Perspective[1]. There is no disguising the government’s cutting our defence capability under an aegis of modernisation (more…)

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