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  Ukraine’s counter-offensive against the Russian invasion is upon us. Here are the best options for the killer blow against Putin’s men, writes Stuart Crawford. It feels like we have all been waiting with bated breath for months for the long-trailed Ukrainian counter-offensive to commence. What was hailed as the Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

The past week has been a momentous one for both sides in the Russo-Ukraine war. Now well into the sixteenth month of the conflict, there appears to be no end in sight. Much of the world’s attention has been focussed recently on the battle for Bakhmut, which has been raging Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

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 Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  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 Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

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. Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  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 Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  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 Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

The year 2023 doesn’t look as if it’s going to go down as a vintage one as far as the Scottish National Party (SNP) is concerned. The main pro-independence political party north of Hadrian’s Wall has been dogged by a series of mishaps and scandals over the first few months Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  Is This The Ukrainian Counter-Offensive?  Recent news from the frontline in the Russo-Ukraine war suggests that the Russian invaders have well and truly stalled. They have been battering away in Bakhmut for months now, trying to capture the city. Now the indications are that the Ukrainians are beginning to regain Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  You may have noticed that the tone of Russian commentary on its war of aggression in Ukraine is subtly changing. A new note of pessimism with regards to its eventual outcome has crept in, and the assurance and swagger of inevitable victory has all but disappeared. Putin and his Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

What are we to make of  last Tuesday’s presumed drone attack on the Kremlin? All the indications are that two small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) exploded on or above the Kremlin’s Senate building roughly sixteen minutes apart, all caught on numerous video recordings. Damage appears to have been slight. Predictably, the Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  Recent speculation in the world’s media on when the long-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive against their Russian invaders will begin has now reached almost hysterical proportions. When is it coming, they ask? And, quite rightly, the UkrAF remain tight-lipped. There’s no point in forewarning your enemy after all. Surprise is key to Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  So, what’s going on in Sudan then? Over the past week or so we have watched the country descend into a fair approximation of chaos as two former allies in the country, General Abdel Fattah Burhan who commands the regular Sudanese army, and his former deputy, General Mohammed Hamdan Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  Martin Fitzgerald and Mike McGrath, co-founders of Kwayga  announced the “European Shelves for Ukrainian Producers” project at the Enterprise Ireland Start-Up Showcase 2023. Kwayga.com is an Enterprise Ireland-backed sourcing engine that uses technology to connect large food and beverage buyers with new, verified suppliers in Europe. The invasion of Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  BAE Systems has announced a partnership with Microsoft to utilize innovative cloud technology to equip defence programs. Combining BAE Systems’ knowledge of building complex digital systems for militaries and governments with Microsoft’s approach to developing applications using its Azure Cloud platform, the partnership will support access to faster and Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

  In the Russo-Ukraine war the Russian invaders have been battering away in Bakhmut for months now, trying to capture the city. Now the Ukrainians are regaining ground on the flanks there, and their enemy may be forced to withdraw. Some are suggesting that this is the beginning of the Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford

   When I was a staff officer in the Headquarters British Forces Middle East (HQBFME) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Gulf War of 1991, we had a then cutting edge IT network installed under an “urgent operational requirement” which was called the Desert Interim CIS System (DICS). Every time the Defence Review, Latest News, Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford, PeopleMatterTV News, Stuart Crawford