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…
French unions say Thales talks at standstill, CEO on verge of dismissal
London, UK – 1 December 2012 By Marion Ghibaudo Labour union talks with Thales stall over Luc Vigneron Union leaders have revealed that negotiations with French defence giant Thales Group…
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…
British Army Reserves price tag would hit small and mid sized businesses hardest
Edinburgh, UK – 15 November 2012 By Fiona Pringle Businesses take the hit as UK MoD rolls out new Army Reserves The UK Ministry of Defence’s restructuring of the British…
Invisible costs add up over future UK operations in Afghanistan
Brighton, UK – 9 November 2012 By Inês Klinesmith Costs of Afghan operations to Great Britain on the rise While the British government encourages Europe to take a larger responsibility…
Growing British investment in Iraq threatened by Russian competition
London, UK – 2 November 2012 By Marion Ghibaudo Updated – 7 November 2012 UK leads European spending, but Russian contracts closing the gap in Iraq The United Kingdom has…
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…
Navy’s Fire Scout UAV compromises BAE’s precision weapons upgrade
Edinburgh, UK – 12 October 2012 By Fiona Pringle Fire Scout UAV problems mark poor start for hi-tech APKWS integration The decision to upgrade the US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout…
