In tune with industry
MP Mohammad Sarwar, chairman of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee, looks at the future of naval shipbuilding in the UK and the relationship between industry and the MoD.

Setting the standards
Bob Simpson, Business Development Manager at Lloyd's Register, argues that only standards organisations can provide assurance in the use of technical standards for military ships.

Ship-shape and Bristol fashion
Angela Johnson, Commercial Ship Maintenance Category Management Team Leader with the Afloat Support Directorate, describes changes to the way the RFA contracts maintenance requirements.