DS has constantly warned that the Defence funding settlement is threatened by MOD’s failure to control overpriced, often over specified and some dubious quality weapon systems programmes – the F35B Lightning II being the most recent and possibly the most contentious as even now, as the first aircraft are delivered, it remains an open ended technical and Continue reading
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MoD Main Estimates 2018-2019
DS is pleased to publish the MOD Main Estimates for FY 2018/19 Main estimates 2018-2019
Storm Shadow-After Tornado retirement?
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the UK’s launch of Storm Shadow at Syria on 13 Apr 18, the Prime Minister had the luxury of selecting this low risk military option. The UK support to the US, UK French coordinated joint action was contributed by Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft which launched the Storm Shadow Continue reading
OPCW Report on UK Nerve agent Incident 12 April 2018
The Summary of the official OPCW Report into the UK Salisbury Incident. OPCW -TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
Novichok
DS is aware that in 1992 the West knew of Novichok through the data provided by a defecting Russian scientist; see document in link here. (table2, page 25) Yet the two most recent Threat trend analyses for and by HMG hardly mention CBRN via state actors; see documents in links here. It bothers DS Continue reading
DefenceSynergia Press Release – 3 January 2018
DefenceSynergia (DS) notes with increasing concern numerous recent media articles that appear to confirm MOD’s intent to sell HMS Ocean to Brazil is not merely a possibility but an active policy. HMS Ocean’s sale price to Brazil appears to be in the region of £85 million for a ship which came out of a £65 Continue reading
HCDC Inquiry Into Amphibious Warfare – RM and LPDs
The oral evidence provided on the 5th of December to the House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) inquiry into UK Amphibious Warfare capability can be accessed here. http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/71a68c0d-db9f-4af0-a27b-928dd5831271 The evidence of Maj Gen Julian Thompson and Lt Gen Sir Robert Fry echoed much of the written evidence that DefenceSynergia (DS) is submitting to the Continue reading