Air to air?



That’s a capability I wasn’t expecting!

Tempest414 wrote: ↑21 Jul 2023, 09:00 Also of note Babock's is doing well on T-31 given they have had POW in to be fixed

Seems like the dispute resolution process is working as intended to protect both the contractor and the taxpayer.

Progress all around.

Costs mounting but still on track

Yet you wish to base a plan upon it being resolved in the least likely way? Is Ajax really fixed? Or is it just easier to say it’s fixed? That remains to be seen because if it turns out to be a bag of spanner’s then it should have been cancelled years ago regardless of the amount of money sunk into...

Closer to production.

If you cancel Ajax I don’t think you’ll get much, if any, of the money back Clearly that’s a contractual matter between contractor and client. However, hypothetically speaking, how would future MoD procurement decisions be influenced by a contractor who walked away with £5bn for a vehicle program t...

….given the limited budget…. Its is now government policy to increase defence spending to 2.5% GDP. It’s not enough but it’s a start. Too broad - defend UK BOTs absolutely, but the rest need to be carefully considered and focused on what is critical to the UK interests in particular energy, food an...

Where? The North Sea, North Atlantic, Continental Europe, the world? Easier if you just list all the regions and territories that British citizens and interests are going to threatened or damaged without response from HMG. Not withstanding my last question. You need to sell it to the public - why s...

It’s incredibly simple. What are our strategic objectives? To maintain peace through stability and if necessary to fight and win against any possible adversary. Second, how do we achieve them? By properly funding the Armed Forces to satisfactorily complete the Strategic Objectives. Third and last, w...

…this is British by design expeditionary by nature. Good slogan but how long can this Expeditionary Force sustain itself? One rotation? Two? Indefinitely? That’s the problem. The UK can no longer fight and win in a highly attritional battle space. With current levels I’m not sure it can win in a lo...

Repulse wrote: ↑19 Jul 2023, 18:02 Don’t care what the question is

What question?

mr.fred wrote: ↑19 Jul 2023, 19:43 Write off £6bn….

Why?

It’s highly likely we are now in for 12 months of fudge until the next election campaign. Yes but this is where the heads of the RN , Army and RAF need to do there bit and get on with what they have got to deliver better out comes Are they now as confused as everyone else? It’s clear the current te...

It’s highly likely we are now in for 12 months of fudge until the next election campaign.

I wouldn’t as it’s skipped to the answer without stating the problem / requirement. Lets be honest, it isn’t a report, it’s a document in place of a report because the report would have been too politically embarrassing at the moment. The problem and requirement part is really easy. It doesn’t need...

1) Global reaction force. Clearly the LRG setup is now questionable which is pretty reprehensible for a policy document. RN needs to clarify in plain English what the overall direction of travel is now. However the Global reaction force is interesting and perhaps requires more input from RM than a ...

may be because I am not a native English speaker, it's too difficult to read :D How on earth the Defence Sec thinks this is worth publishing is beyond me! Did he resign because he was forced to publish it? Why has it taken so long and caused so much acrimony between the cabinet office and the MoD i...

Just for comparison, this is how it should be written.

https://researchbriefings.files.parliam ... P98-91.pdf

That is if you actually want anyone to fully understand it.

This Indo-Pacific part of the DCPR is particularly underwhelming: 25. We support the vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, in line with our values and the values of many of our partners, and our position as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The ‘tilt’ to the Indo- Pacific...

That maybe how you wish to define a real terms cut but it’s not how it’s defined as defence inflation is not measured or used as national inflation indicator. How is that relevant? A reduction in spending power due to a rise in inflation is a cut in real terms if the budget is not compensated by an...

I’m not sure the budget has been cut in real terms but that real terms increase may still buy less. What is year on year Defense inflation running at? It could be as high as 10-12%. If the budget is not keeping pace with this then it’s a real terms cut. The pound strengthening against the dollar is...

Not so exciting nor pressing? If I had to sum it up in a couple of sentences they would be: We asked the Treasury for more money and they said no so we have nothing to refresh and therefore this document is a complete waste of time. All outstanding issues still unresolved but due to the general ele...

Vague drivel written by committee in the hope no one reads it. Long gone are reviews that set out prioritise, the force structure required to meet those priorities and by when so the government of the day can be held account accordingly. I agree clear as mud but dumb thing for me is we don't even h...

Here it is.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... tile-world

Here it is.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... tile-world