DefenceSynergia (DS) knows that the world has changed in the blink of a Russian eye. Yesterday’s certainties are history and although some are finding it difficult to adjust, adjust they must.
Policy
Tobias Ellwood letter to Ben Wallace
DefenceSynergia has had recent sight of a follow-up letter from Tobias Ellwood, Chairman of the Defence Committee to Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence concerning the Royal Navy. Original Letter: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/21965/documents/163790/default/
‘Doing Business with Defence’
DefenceSynergia notes that the MOD has recently released its 2022 Procurement Overview subtitled ‘Doing Business with Defence’. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mod-procurement-an-overview The MOD says “We are one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe, and the single largest customer for UK industry. Over the next decade we are committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and Continue reading
UK DEFENCE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE FUTURE- HOW MANY – NUMBERS REALLY MATTER – JANUARY 2022
After SDSR 2015 was published DefenceSynergia (DS) produced a paper entitled U.K. Force Structure which covered the requirement for a Strategic rationale to be articulated by HMG. It went on to explain that without such a Strategy the funding and ORBAT of HM Armed Forces was a hit and miss affair that left the MoD wide open to cuts, overstretch and mission Continue reading
Chief of the Defence Staff Speech to the Royal United Services Institute
DefenceSynergia is pleased to publish below the first speech of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC in his new role as Chief of the Defence Staff to RUSI as provided by MOD. Chief of the Defence Staff Speech to the Royal United Services Institute Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC, Chief of the Defence Staff Continue reading
Future Soldier Transforming the British Army
DefenceSynergia (DS) is still digesting the full implications of the UK Gov Policy Paper ‘Future Soldier Transforming the British Army’. However, the policy does seem to provide CGS with a clearer sense of Strategic purpose and a method of projecting multiple levels of power from a purely Land Forces perspective in a period of Continue reading
General Sir Mark Carleton Smith, The Chief of the General Staff Speech to RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021
DefenceSynergia is pleased to publish here the verbatim record of a speech given by The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith KCB CBE ADC Gen at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference on the 2nd June 2021.