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For many the highlight of the recent G7 summit conference held in Hiroshima was US President Joe Biden signalling, at long last, that the USA would not stand in the way of European nations donating their redundant F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. By announcing this at the G7 summit, and also stating that the USContinue reading “US F-16 Permission Makes A Big Difference”

  Babcock International has announced the appointment of Sir Kevin Smith CBE as Non-Executive Director. Sir Kevin will join the Board with effect from 1 June 2023. Sir Kevin brings a wealth of experience of the Defence and Engineering sectors to the Board. Sir Kevin spent almost 20 years at BAE Systems plc predominantly inContinue reading “Babcock International has announced the appointment of Sir Kevin Smith CBE as Non-Executive Director”

For the last twenty-five years or so I have been writing and speaking about defence matters in Scotland. Whilst still a serving army officer my interest was initially sparked by the question of how an independent Scotland (iScotland) might go about organising its own armed forces on leaving the UK. The question always was, however,Continue reading “Scotland’s Place in UK Defence”

  Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri has confirmed that its US subsidiary, Marinette Marine, has been awarded a $526 million contract by the US Department of Defense to build a fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy. This contract is part of a larger deal signed in 2020, worth $5.5 billion, which includes the lead frigate, nineContinue reading “Fincantieri announces $526 million contract”

  It was good news for Ukraine when UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the British government was sending “some” of its air-launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles to the UkrAF. We know that the UK has roughly 800 of these, Britain has perhaps donated between 50 – 100 with the promise of more later.Continue reading “Storm Shadow Is Good News, But ….”