Up-to-the-minute perspectives on defence, security and peace issues from and for policy makers and opinion leaders. |
PM to order £1.5bn defence cuts
Gordon Brown is to approve about £1.5bn of cuts to "low priority" defence projects over the next three years as part of a reform package that will shift resources to Afghanistan and ease the crippling defence budget shortfall.
Financial Times
Rolls-Royce faces JSF component delay
Rolls-Royce needs to redesign a key component of its engine for America's new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, fuelling a U.S. campaign to remove the company from the project, the Independent on Sunday reported.
Reuters
EADS eyes takeovers to double sales by 2020
European aerospace group EADS wants to use takeovers - primarily in the services sector - to help group revenue swell over the next decade, its chief executive told a German magazine.
Reuters
DoD To add $100B to 2011-15 Spending
The Obama administration will add $100 billion to the Pentagon's 2011-15 base budget plan to cover the rising cost of personnel and pressing modernization needs, officials said.
Defense News
India tests Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
India successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a ship near the east coast Dec. 13, a defense official said.
Defense News
Defence Secretary to pledge £150m to tackle roadside bombs in Afghanistan
Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary, will announce a £150 million package to tackle the threat of roadside bombs in Afghanistan, including the establishment of new specialist training facilities in Britain.
The Telegraph
British Army conducts top level organisational review
The Army is undertaking a periodic review of its top level organisation which is intended to produce a structure which better aligns responsibility, authority and accountability.
Defpro
Russia-France arms deal raises concerns for neighbours
A potential deal that would see France selling advanced military technology to Russia has been causing concern among former Soviet states.
BBC News
Cookies
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Defence Viewpoints website. However, if you would like to, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set. You may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers. Please note that you will lose some features and functionality on this website if you choose to disable cookies. For example, you may not be able to link into our Twitter feed, which gives up to the minute perspectives on defence and security matters.