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F-35B: Anatomy of a decision
DefenceManagement.com editor Joel Shenton looks at the key components of the government's F-35 C U-turn

'Chaotic' carrier programme - the 'biggest blow' to government credibility
With ministers switching to the F-35B for Britain's future aircraft carriers, Jim Murphy says the government's approach is 'chaotic'

'The UK needs a defence industrial strategy for 2020 and beyond'
Derek Marshall, industry analyst and former MD of policy and public affairs at ADS, argues that a long-term strategy for the defence industry is needed to stop the UK becoming dependent on imported equipment

India's missile tests up the ante on the subcontinent
Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on how India and Pakistan have recently been grandstanding their nuclear capabilities

The Middle East needs to become a WMD-free zone
Kate Hudson, general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, discusses the need to drop double standards when calling for a WMD-free zone in the Middle East

The core equipment conundrum
It took UOR procurement to equip the army properly for Afghanistan, a sign traditional planning rounds need an overhaul, as John Reeve, former army officer and director of management and consultancy firm Araldo, explains

'The QE class carrier debacle is clouding real maritime security issues'
With the QE class aircraft carrier and F-35 choice grabbing all the headlines, the rest of the Royal Navy's fleet is being left to 'wither on the vine', argues maritime consultant and former Royal Navy officer David Mugridge

Anders Breivik and the far right terror threat
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on fears that Anders Breivik was part of an extensive European far-right terror network

'The government should rethink plans to scrap Sentinel in 2015'
Director of The Air League Andrew Brookes discusses the uncertain future of a key part of the UK's ISTAR 'triad' and argues that there is no obvious successor to fill Sentinel's unique role

'The quest for prosecutions is the achilles heel of anti-piracy efforts'
Attempts to prosecute and imprison pirates in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean still face a number of significant hurdles, as Justin Stares reports

Mali's coup could lead to civil war
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones warns that the Tuareg rebellion in Mali leaves the country facing more internal conflict, with potential repercussions further afield