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by Ian Hall
28 Nov 2023, 20:52
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)
Replies: 5
Views: 380
United Kingdom

Re: Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)

A significant announcement Today, the Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) agreed to activate a JEF Response Option. This includes Maritime and Air capabilities which will deploy across the JEF’s core region as a military contribution to the protection of critical undersea infras...
by Ian Hall
26 Nov 2023, 20:24
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Geopolitics and the global economy
Replies: 161
Views: 9131
United Kingdom

Re: Geopolitics and the global economy

Can the Global Spiral of Violence Be Stopped?

STEFAN LEHNE

The turmoil spreading across the globe makes it difficult to meaningfully respond to individual crises. The resulting expectation of impunity is emboldening aggressors.

November 23, 2023


https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91104
by Ian Hall
24 Nov 2023, 12:16
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Australian Defence Force
Replies: 2591
Views: 92796
United Kingdom

Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Interesting.

Adding firepower to the Type 26 Frigate

https://www.navylookout.com/adding-fire ... 6-frigate/
by Ian Hall
20 Nov 2023, 20:59
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Geopolitics and the global economy
Replies: 161
Views: 9131
United Kingdom

Re: Geopolitics and the global economy

A bit of a slog to read through, but interesting.

https://ecfr.eu/publication/living-in-a ... c-opinion/
by Ian Hall
19 Nov 2023, 22:08
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: MBDA (UK)
Replies: 307
Views: 22116
United Kingdom

Re: MBDA (UK)

Not quite sure if we've seen such an export success as is CAMM for many decades.
by Ian Hall
18 Nov 2023, 19:20
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: German Armed Forces
Replies: 572
Views: 26855
United Kingdom

Re: German Armed Forces


Germany Buys Three More Poseidon, Increasing Question Marks On MAWS


https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... s-on-maws/
by Ian Hall
27 Oct 2023, 22:37
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: EU Combined Military Thread
Replies: 271
Views: 11646
United Kingdom

Re: EU Combined Military Thread

EU defence after Versailles: An agenda for the future

Oct. 23, 2023
Source:
European Parliament



https://www.defense-aerospace.com/eu-de ... he-future/
by Ian Hall
27 Oct 2023, 15:44
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Geopolitics and the global economy
Replies: 161
Views: 9131
United Kingdom

Re: Geopolitics and the global economy

Worth listening 🎧 to: The blindsided: How France and Germany cleared the way for Russia Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes https://soundcloud.com/ecfr/the-blindsided-how-france-and-germany-cleared-the-way-for-russia/s-wUHATXPIX6k?si=6da977b49b0b49b49e7708b1437b57ab&utm_source=clipboard&utm_m...
by Ian Hall
23 Oct 2023, 17:04
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: EU Combined Military Thread
Replies: 271
Views: 11646
United Kingdom

Re: EU Combined Military Thread

This organisation is good at publicity. I'm not sure, that with only around 150 staff spread across a multiplicity of demands, to what extent it has the in-house capability to do this analysis and wonder how much it may represent a collection of analyses from other sources. I also suspect that most ...