Why is the British Army’s equipment procurement so shambolic?
In this submission to the UK Defence Journal, Stuart Crawford looks at the factors that he believes help explain the disaster that has been British defence procurement over the past 20 years.
A guide to the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers
The origins of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers lie in the 1998 Defence Review.
Newspaper fosters outrage over weapon being dropped on range
Newspaper fosters outrage over weapon being dropped on range.
The Royal Navy’s Future Frigates – An Analysis
In this submission to the UK Defence Journal, Kelvin Curnow takes a look at the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigate programmes.
The UK in South Africa – The Simonstown Agreement
The Agreement between Britain and South Africa would last for two decades while becoming an example of the British strategy to retain a global reach at reduced costs.
Independent Scotland could have its defence ‘scot-free’ say experts
The latest paper on how an independent Scotland might arrange its defence forces by Stuart Crawford and Richard Marsh suggests that Scotland might get its defence at zero net cost overall.
The Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR) – A Short Introduction
The primary purpose of COBR is to coordinate and discuss the response to matters of national, regional or international significance. # COBRA # COBR
How the pandemic has accelerated change in the defence sector
The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing organisations across all industries to external forces that they could not have predicted, the global defence industry is no exception.
Kavkaz 2020 and Turkey – A lesson for the West and NATO
This week sees the latest iteration of the annual large-scale Russian military exercises, held each year in one of the four military districts. This year, NATO member Turkey is taking part.
How the British military assisted with the COVID-19 response in Scotland
Scottish health boards and the Scottish Government made use of British military assistance in the form of patient transfers by air, PPE fitting and testing, delivery of additional hospital beds and "planning assistance to the Scottish Government".
