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Defence Management Journal - Issue 60

Defence Management Journal - Issue 60

"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

Marine

Naval Forces have been key to ensuring military supremacy for centuries. Today, of course, the advent of other technologies and services has changed the role of marine Forces throughout the world. The discussion offered here identifies key issues in marine technologies and policies, and provides invaluable insights into the Navies of tomorrow.

Marine NEWS

F-35 'great for Britain', insists minister

The F-35 jet will not only give British forces the best available fighter, but is creating thousands of British jobs, says defence minister

MoD carrier jet u-turn could have wasted hundreds of millions
Reversing a flawed decision on the Royal Navy's future F-35 jets will waste £74m, but it could have been 10 times more, says NAO

Royal Marines leave Afghanistan after more than a decade
Years of successive operational deployments in Afghanistan have come to an end for the Royal Marines

Marine FEATURES

HMS Conqueror

HMS Conqueror's Cold War secrets

Stuart Prebble, author of new book Secrets of the Conqueror, tells DefenceManagement.com how he came to learn about HMS Conqueror's covert mission to secure a Russian towed array sonar rig after the Falklands War

Why the US Navy is betting on biofuel
Tom Hicks, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, talks to DMJ editor Anthony Hall about the US Navy's controversial use of biofuels…

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark StanhopeDefence reform 'gives service chiefs greater control'
Defence reforms could see better, faster and more cost-effective decisions for the Royal Navy, controlled by themselves, as Rear Admiral Tim Fraser, defence reform (maritime) implementation team leader, tells DMJ

Harrier jump jetA tale of two Harriers: How Italy held on to carrier strike
Defence blogger Gabriele Molinelli explores the different approaches to defence that left financially troubled Italy with carrier strike capability while the UK faces nearly a decade without

Seafox drone, Royal NavyDrone operations could represent a paradigm shift for the Royal Navy
The variety and affordability of naval drones means the major restriction on their use is the operator's imagination, argues maritime consultant and former Royal Navy officer David Mugridge

Type 26 Global Combat Ship'The Type 26 will usher in the age of the drones for the Royal Navy'
Defence blogger Gabriele Molinelli discusses how the Type 26 Global Combat Ship will open up the world of unmanned operations at sea