DefRep weekly recap: Canada’s failed F-35 procurement plan
Ottawa, CA – 1 February 2013 By Stewart Webb Canada – a case study of ridiculously underestimated F-35 procurement costs I’ve been banned from reporting on any aspect of the…
The Holiday Recap: The stories that will develop in 2014
11 January 2013 – Vancouver, Canada The past several weeks have been chock full of news from Iraq, the South Sudan and elsewhere around the world. This article will part…
DefRep weekly recap: Confronting America’s armed extremists
London, UK – 5 January 2013 By Robert Densmore US gun lobbies quash gun violence data, reveal extremist tendencies America’s popular media may be going quiet on gun control. But…
DefRep weekly recap: France makes disastrous misstep with Thales takeover
London, UK – 22 December 2012 By Robert Densmore State’s Thales takeover spells disaster for defence firm and investors It is no surprise that Thales’ prime shareholders looked on the…
DefRep weekly recap: America’s handgun crisis
London, UK – 15 December 2012 By Robert Densmore Gun control, terrorism and America’s national security The overriding, if not exclusive, focus of what we do at DefenceReport is on…
DefRep weekly recap: Canadian politics is reeling from F-35 JSF crisis
London, UK – 9 December 2012 By Robert Densmore Canada’s conservative government goes into crisis mode over potential F-35 cancellation The Canadian government’s move against the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter…
DefRep weekly recap: Mohammed Morsi and the darker side of the Muslim Brotherhood
London, UK – 23 November 2012 By Robert Densmore Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood against Egypt’s democracy The most recent efforts to put a peace deal in place between…
Weekly Recap: Opening up to China’s industrial capacity
London, UK – 20 October 2012 By Robert Densmore The invisible embargo imposed by America’s conservative political elite on discussing all things China related is eroding under the growing realisation…
DefRep weekly recap: Sukhoi’s T-50 to trump F-35 stealth capability
London, UK – 26 August 2012 By Robert Densmore T-50 stealth comparisons Funding is expected to be approved shortly for the next phase of development of the Sukhoi T-50 fifth…
DefRep weekly recap: British defence industry fraud and malpractice
London, UK – 19 August 2012 By Robert Densmore Handling the UK defence industry with kid gloves The close connection between non-standard business practice and large defence contracts is neither…