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      In this report, James Rogers, the Director of the Global Britain Programme, identifies the fifteen core assumptions that have underpinned British strategic policy and explains why these assumptions are under increasing strain as great power competition takes hold and challenges the dominance of the West.
      Standing still has never been an option for military organisations argues Graham Grose of IFS.
      New Zealand is one of UK's most important partners.   The two nations have fought side by side through many conflicts, especially the World Wars....
      Evolving threat landscapes and impending modernisation of military aircraft will sustain demand for new, improved EW systems.
      A recent, and friendly, email exchange with Scottish Veterans’ Commissioner Charlie Wallace in which I queried some aspects of his last blog of 2019...
      The commissioning of China’s first domestically constructed aircraft carrier on the 17th of December 2019 marked a momentous paradigm shift.
      Electric initiatives have increased in civilian life but few have yet to carry over into the battlefield. Unsurprising? Unrealistic? or inevitable?
      The National Audit Office say that the MoD's poor management of three critical infrastructure projects on its nuclear-regulated sites has contributed to a combined cost increase of £1.35 billion and delays of between 1.7 and 6.3 years.
      With an increased focus on tackling climate change in recent years, is it possible for a world-class blue-water navy to be green?

      The Royal Air Force in 2019

      2018 was a big year for the RAF, marking the 100th anniversary of its formation, but in many ways 2019 has been even more significant.