Harrier
Regenerating UK carrier airpower: The challenges and opportunities ahead
November 06 by James BosbotinisThe process of regenerating UK carrier airpower has received two considerable boosts in the course of 2014. Firstly, the naming ceremony for HMS Queen Elizabeth constituted an important symbolic mil...
Opinion: Confusing the UK Defence Budget Debate with Faulty Falklands Comparisons
September 15 by Defence Dateline GroupOne of the most oft-cited arguments against the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal from front-line service as part of the UK’s SDSR has been the danger that a ten years plus gap in carrier operati...
National Audit Office Report: Carrier Strike
July 07 by National Audit OfficeThe National Audit Office has expressed deep concern about risks to value for money from the changes to the aircraft carrier and associated Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft project made in the 20...
National Audit Office: Carrier Strike
July 07 by Defence IQ Digital"The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review has radically changed the Carrier Strike concept. It generated £3.4 billion of savings but introduced significant levels of operational, technic...
'It's a Great Sadness': Are Britain's Forces Being Helped by MoD Politics?
March 22 by Defence IQ Digital
'There Are No Inconsistencies': Defence Minister Luff Says Defence Review Will Not Be Revisited
March 14 by Defence IQ Digital
Defence Permanent Secretary: UK is happy to be America's 'deputy sheriff'
February 02 by Defence IQSince I arrived in the Department as the Deputy Permanent Secretary two years ago, life has been dominated by preparation for the SDSR. And I took over this job just as the SDSR was published. So...
Defence Permanent Secretary defends impending cuts
February 01 by Defence IQSince I arrived in the Department as the Deputy Permanent Secretary two years ago, life has been dominated by preparation for the SDSR. And I took over this job just as the SDSR was published. So...
Flying high - Harrier bids a final farewell
December 15 by Defence IQToday tributes were paid to the joint force of Royal Navy and RAF Harrier aircraft, with a spectacular flypast to mark their retirement after 41 years of service. A formation of 16 Harriers to...
BAE Systems Announces Job Losses In Its UK Business
December 09 by BAE Systems09 Dec 2010 Farnborough, United Kingdom: Following a detailed review of the implications of the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) and, in particular the impact o...
'Down Behind Enemy Lines': HMS Ark Royal Recalls Her Valour in the Balkans
December 07 by Iain BallantyneWARSHIPS IFR Editor Iain Ballantyne recalls a visit to HMS Ark Royal during a dramatic mid-1990s deployment to the Adriatic. It was during this same period that one of her Sea Harriers was downed in...
2015 - A Naval Odyssey: Royal Navy Strategic Forecasts for Future Force Projection
November 17 by David MugridgeIt is probably a futile exercise to add to the invective that has followed the publication of David Cameron’s much-heralded and financially-driven SDSR. However, many in the broader defence c...