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It is a most impressive magazine, a view shared by Rear Admiral Simon Goodall. He is keen that we are seen to be taking a lead in defence individual training and education, and wishes to retain the link we have established with you.
Lieutenant Colonel A Munro, DG Training and Education, MoD
Defence Estates
Defence Estates state that “The Ministry of Defence…currently spends over £1bn per annum on its Estate. In total, the estate comprises some 240,000 hectares (ha) with over 4,000 sites; an area equivalent to about one per cent of the UK landmass.” Such an extensive responsibility provides a wide range of areas for debate. Articles here address how the UK Defence Estate is managed and programmes being undertaken to increase value for money for the taxpayer.Defence Estates NEWS
MoD estate management 'inefficient'
National Audit Office criticises MoD for maintaining too many sitesSafety fears over UK ammunition
Condition of ordnance, munitions and explosives caused safety board 'unease'
Car bomb hits NI army barracks
Real IRA claim responsibility for blast at MI5 base, no serious injuries reported
Defence Estates FEATURES
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…Allenby/Connaught's eco warriors
Project Allenby/Connaught's Paul Munro and Sarah Rolfe shed light on the challenges of minimising energy consumption throughout the MoD's largest ever PFI infrastructure project
The home front
The MoD's Paul Munro and Aspire Defence's Julie Robertson give an overview of the difference Project Allenby/Connaught is making to MoD accommodation
The wrong base at the wrong time
Closing one south coast naval base could cost British defence capability dear, say Gary Streeter MP and Commander John Muxworthy, CEO of the UK National Defence Association
Targets must be realistic – not a stretch too far
Tasked with managing an estate covering one per cent of the UK landmass – plus overseas bases – Vice-Admiral Tim Laurence has a lot of balls in the air. He talks to Alison Thomas about juggling targets against a background of underinvestment and a duty of care
Room for improvement
Alison Taylor, of the National Audit Office, outlines the main findings of a recent report into the standard of Service Family Accommodation, and explains why some families are dissatisfied
