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Overall very informative and of great interest in my present work environment with the UK MFTS Design Team at Abbeywood![]()
Major Dan McBride

Tornado jets could be scrapped
A move to scrap Britain's 120 Tornado fast jets is 'finding favour' in the defence review, reports say
Osborne: MoD must pay for Trident
Chancellor says replacement for nuclear deterrent must be paid for from MoD budget, despite past exemption
General Sir Peter Wall named as CGS
General Wall to take over from Gen Sir David Richards following conclusion of SDSR
BAE signs £500m Indian Hawk deal
Company to provide support for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to produce 57 Hawk jets under licence

On the home front
Dawn McCafferty, chairman of the RAF Families Federation, highlights the challenges of childcare for military families…
Cuts, costs and kit: the economics of the defence review
Deep cuts in the Strategic Defence and Security Review were always inevitable, regardless of the politics of the government, as Professor Keith Hartley, emeritus professor of economics at The University of York, tells editor Joel Shenton...
Uniform protection
Human factors and physiology are important considerations in the quest to better equip the armed forces, as Dstl's Mark Helliker tells Editor Matthew D'Arcy…
Poland's defence partnerships
Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich explains the benefits of EU and NATO membership to the country's defence capability, and sets out Poland's national defence goals…
The rank of recovery
The MoD has grasped the chance to do its bit for the green agenda, as Barry Martynski, Project Manager for WRAP, reveals…
The right skills for civvy street
Service leavers have a lot to offer civilian employers, as Andy McNab and General Sir Mike Jackson tell Matthew D'Arcy…
A history of violence in the Fergana valley
Following the recent conflict in Kyrgyzstan, Anthony Tucker-Jones explains how the Fergana Valley has always been a hotbed of violent militancy
Flight of the Fulcrum
DMJ turns the spotlight onto the MiG-29, and charts the US Air Force's experience with the Russian aircraft…
UORs: The true cost of time
Former Chief of the General Staff General Sir Mike Jackson and David Walters of PA Consulting Group consider how the UK's UOR experiences can shape acquisition…
Next generation protection
DMJ's Anthony Hall speaks to Professor Bryn James, from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, about the development of new types of armour…
Super carrier care
Babcock's Charlie Forrester turns the spotlight onto the HMS Illustrious refit, and how the challenging project is being collaboratively delivered on time and to budget…