Working together to deliver success
Tim Banfield, Defence Director at the National Audit Office, explores some of the challenges facing the MOD and its industry partners, and highlights the opportunities they create to work together in different ways

Providing fleet management services
Claire Lloyd-Hickey, Head of Corporate Communications, considers ABRO’s transformation from a public sector not-for-profit organisation to a commercially run business

How ‘smart’ is Smart Acquisition?
Andrew Brookes, from the International Institute of Strategic Studies, assesses the success of the current defence procurement system

Top billing for defence*
Norman Swanney, Chief Executive of the Defence Bills Agency, looks at how the Agency works and the importance of people in providing this service

From custom built to off-the-shelf
William Payne assesses the promise of commercial off-the-shelf technology

Closing the power gap
Dr Bill Macklin, Technology Director of AEA Battery Systems, argues that battery technology is about to have a huge impact in the defence sector