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Manufacturability

The Arrival of HMS Forth in the Royal Navy

Posted on March 9, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/09/2017
The arrival of the new Offshore Patrol Vessel into the Royal Navy.
Posted in Manufacturability, Video, What's New

Australian Thales Vehicles Sold to Fiji

Posted on March 7, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/07/2017
Australia has sold its homebuilt combat vehicle to Fuji.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged Australia, Brisbane, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Fiji, Gallipoli Barracks, Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola

Mid-Life Upgrades for Storm Shadow: UK and French Co-Investments

Posted on February 25, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/25/2017
The Storm Shadow isnow about to receive a mid-life upgrade with joint investments from France and the UK in the MBDA program.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Signing of Submarine Build Framework Agreement Between France and Australia

Posted on January 12, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
01/12/2017
Signing of Submarine Build Framework Agreement Between France and Australia December 20. 2016.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged Adelaide, Australia, Christopher Pyne, France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Keswick Barracks, Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia, Ray Griggs, Rebecca Skinner, Submarine Build Framework Agreement, Tim Brown

UK MoD Declares 2017 as the “Year of the Navy”

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet, following one of their busiest years since the end of the Cold War.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Building A Laser Weapons Capability: UK MoD Awards MBDA Led Consortium

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
If the project is successful, the first laser weapons would come into service in the mid-2020s.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

Rethinking Defense Acquisition

Posted on December 22, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
12/22/2016
Beginning with new leadership the excuse that defense is a unique market not bound by true capitalism principles must be squashed in favor of the basic American business principles and the dynamics of the “deals.”
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, What's New

Reconsidering Air Force One: Seeking a 21st Century Solution

Posted on December 11, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
12/11/2016
How might the Air Force One Replacement Program be “rebooted”?
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New
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