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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

Modernising Defence

To stay ahead of the enemy, a defence Force must be equipped with up-to-date equipment. As a result, defence agencies and industry are always striving to provide innovative solutions to those deployed on operations. Items here demonstrate inventive ideas and technologies to be implemented today and tomorrow.

Modernising Defence 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

Afghan nine month tours based on 'military advice'
The last of British troops serving in Afghanistan could see their deployment extended to nine months, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed

Small firms will get cash to take on reservists
Small firms will be get direct cash payments if they employ reservists, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said

Modernising Defence FEATURES

Typhoon fighter jet procurement by the Ministry of Defence

GoCo and a myriad of unanswered questions

As the government considers putting defence procurement into the hands of the private sector, Alison Seabeck asks the questions she hasn't been able to pose from the opposition front bench

Israel and the escalating Syrian conflict
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on Israel's long expected air strikes against Syria

Territorial Army soldier'The government's plans for reservists ring hollow'
The plan to get rid of 20,000 soldiers and to expect reservists to fill the gap is based on flawed assumptions, will produce false economies, and is high risk, writes Conservative MP John Baron

military housing on the defence estateWithdrawal from Germany – a nightmare for the UK's defence infrastructure?
Shoehorning British troops pulling out of Germany into the UK will be no small task, reports Anthony Tucker-Jones

Margaret Thatcher'We in the armed forces put our faith in Maggie'
After providing decisive leadership during the Falklands conflict, Margaret Thatcher kept Britain militarily strong in the face of all possible threats and dangers, writes Commander John Muxworthy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-unKorea – war to be resumed shortly?
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones warns that the resumption of the Korean War will benefit no one

WEEKLY POLL

Are nine month tours in Afghanistan fair for British troops?

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