Link to summary : http://www.defencesynergia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Equipment-Plan-2018-2028-Summary-.pdf DS notes that the NAO must have been briefed on the potential direction of MDP because they mention it in the Summary thus: “6 The Department aims for the MDP to resolve its affordability challenges. As part of the MDP, announced in January 2018, the Department will consider its future Continue reading
DefenceSynergia recently wrote to Teresa May concerning her definition of the UK armed forces as “tier one”. The original document can be found HERE. The reply from the Cabinet office can be found HERE Both are reproduced. without DS comment. below for ease of reading: Madam Prime Minister, Theresa May, You have called for Continue reading
DS is pleased to publish the Philp Dunne report on Growing the Contribution of Defence and UK Prosperity
Summary NATO is the cornerstone of UK defence. The 2018 NATO summit is taking place against a backdrop of increasing political uncertainty and potential military threat. As in previous times of danger, the UK Government must work with allies to ensure the country’s security. NATO has responded to the change in threat following the annexation Continue reading
The Ministry of Defence’s Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) must address the challenges presented by the resurgence of state-based threats and be supported by a fully-funded and sustainable financial settlement, says a report published by the Defence Committee.
After the publication of the House of Commons Defence Comittee report on the Royal Marines and UK Amphibious Capability, DS Publishes its input to this important inquiry. The Full report can be read HERE and the DS submission below. 01. DefenceSynergia (DS) was formed by former directors and policy board members of the United Kingdom National Continue reading
National Defence & Strategy Research Group Exposing the incoherence and weakness in the United Kingdom’s Defence and Security Strategies DefenceSynergia’s Input to the Mini SDSR Process and the HoCDC September 2017 Winston Churchill was once asked by a new MP what he considered an MP’s most important quality. The great man replied ‘Courage’. The MP was a little surprised, Continue reading