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DefenceSynergia (DS) Welcomes New Secretary of State for Defence

11th May 201911th May 2019 DS_Admin

Below is the transcript of an open letter that DS has sent to the Right Honourable Penny Mordaunt MP DefenceSynergia (DS) congratulates you on your appointment as Secretary of State for Defence and wishes you every success, believing that security and defence will be in safe and capable hands. Some years ago we met you Continue reading

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Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC) Donington

19th February 201919th February 2019 DS_Admin

Logistic is the Stem Without Which the Flower of Victory Cannot Blossom – Winston Spencer Churchill DefenceSynergia is grateful to Howard Wheeldon FRAeS for this welcome introduction to the Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC) based at Donington. Logistics is a less glamorous subject than sexy front line operational ‘stuff’ and often takes a back seat in Continue reading

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2018 CDS Lecture

13th December 201813th December 2018 DS_Admin

The Speech Good evening – it’s a great privilege to be with you this evening to give my first annual Chief of the Defence Staff lecture precisely six months after I started in the job. And without getting overly excited I guess there’s never been a better week for a CDS to be controversial …but Continue reading

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PAC HCDC Letter to PM on Serious Defence Underfunding Concerns

11th June 2018 DS_Admin

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

14th May 201814th May 2018 DS_Admin

DS is pleased to publish the MOD Main Estimates for FY 2018/19 Main estimates 2018-2019

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Storm Shadow-After Tornado retirement?

15th April 2018 DS_Admin

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

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OPCW Report on UK Nerve agent Incident 12 April 2018

12th April 2018 DS_Admin

The Summary of the official OPCW Report into the UK Salisbury Incident. OPCW -TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT

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