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I wanted to respond to the CR3 announcement last week. Those who follow me will know I have an interest to declare here, since I am an advisor to KMW,

When I wrote my review of the Integrated Review for @wavellroom I tried to do three things:1. Dig a little deeper to see what was good, what was bad and

THE ARMY - WHAT'S IT FOR?During a recent conversation with a senior serving Army officer I asked why so few people understand what the Army's role is? His response was:

HAS THE INTEGRATED REVIEW BEEN OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS? (Thread)As most of you know, the UK’s integrated security, defence and foreign policy review is designed to reconfigure our armed forces around

The UK Army has been criticised because its 2025 plan is apparently unaffordable. This graphic shows what it set out to achieve: Five brigades including 2 x Strike, 2 x

In his @thetimes article today @BWallaceMP says: “For too long we have had a sentimental attachment to a static, armoured centric force structure anchored in Europe, while our competition has

SMALL ARMS THREADThe British Army's L85 SA80 rifle was developed by the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield between 1975 and 1977. It was originally chambered in 4.85x49 mm, which was

THE BRITISH ARMY & THE INTEGRATED REVIEW (Thread)I've repeated the need for Army to have two deployable divisions. It’s what previous SDSRs advocated before Iraq & Afghanistan. It’s what most

The worst thing about the article in yesterday's Sunday Times was the suggestion that the Navy, Army and Air Force are at loggerheads with each other over the Defence budget.

The case for the RAF acquiring the F-35A.This is not about the RAF trying to scupper carrier strike. It is about maximising the total number of UK combat aircraft to

The British Army's modernisation plans translate into the following BIG SIX priorities:1. Armoured vehicles2. Artillery Systems 3. Communication systems 4. Base infrastructure5. Helicopters6. Logistics 1. ARMOURED VEHICLES There are currently

An utterly naive article. Retaliation is completely the wrong word. Nor is it a question of us cooperating with China. We wanted to, but it chose to withhold crucial data