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2 months

After a 30 year interlude I returned to the Parisian military museum Les Invalides. Its been extensively modernized in that time frame and is now absolutely world class and a must if you have a vague interest in military history. A thread on some of my favourite bits.

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Thats about ~$750m of losses in a single week. These sorts of losses cant be sustained against even a much larger defence budget and are being lost to low tier capabilities.

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1 year

Next week I will be mostly checking in with the company we outsourced catering to ensure they have no complaints.

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There is now an entire hall of all the models they made of French fortifications during the 18th century.

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10 months

Just to be clear

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10 months

Wasted.

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6 months

On this Christmas, please remember that Ukraine is fighting for its very existence as a nation against genocidal facists. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fighting in the harshest of conditions whilst we continue to enjoy a very normal life. Please keep supporting in 2024

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Then you can top it off with the tombs of wargamings favourite dictator and my favourite architect. La Fin.

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2 months

The Napoleonic section was just ridiculous. I never tired of saying "this is just ridiculous". My daughter thought this repeated 184 times was the highlight of the whole day.

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2 months

Including an exhibit on the modelling kit they used to make the bazillion trees and houses.

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2 months

The section on figurines wasnt open, which my family felt, on balance, was very good news. Here is a small part of it.

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@benmoores2

2 months

Francois I's armour he invaded Italy in was terrific. Having played alot of Here I stand in recent years I enjoyed this immensely.

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3 months

We formally opened StratComs Southwick Park Wargaming center today. A thread on the past, present and future of professional wargaming.

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2 months

Medieval bombard from the seige of Rhodes captured by the Ottomans.

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2 months

There was room after room of stuff, this one actually spooked me out a bit....

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Stylish 17th century helmets. A killer look you might even say

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They even had ready formation peices for maps. It was ridiculous.

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2 months

And another just looking at armour

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2 months

You could spend a day just looking at weapons.

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2 months

Spent alot of time recently talking about barrel manufacturing. Interesting to see how this renaissance era cannon was built.

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7 months

@nicholadrummond Note that tanks are not being employed in Ukraine in a manner for which they were designed for. We would not use tanks in this way simply because we would operate in much larger formations.

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2 years

The F-35 Factory in Texas is huge and makes for a very interesting visit.

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2 months

Someone commissioned this very amusing picture to celebrate the final capture of Calais from Mary Tudor. Did they not want it back?

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@benmoores2

4 years

The A400M really is a terrific aircraft although I probably should have asked how the ramp works before we took off.

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@benmoores2

2 years

The Ukrainian deployment of Brimstone means that even invading formations that are far back, moving, off road and dispersed are now vulnerable. Changes the dynamic again.

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker

@UAWeapons

2 years

#Ukraine : The first ever footage of what is claimed by the UA side to be UK-supplied Brimstone missiles in use against Russian forces in the East. Two vehicles (Named as tanks) are struck in very rapid succession- it is said this is deep behind the front lines.

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4 months

At Malloy this week and what struck me was how much effort was going into onshoring components. They weren't doing it because of some flagging waving initiative but because of our investment they could make it cheaper, better & in volume. Real warfighting industrial resilience

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1 year

Great to read and now see RGT going so well with multiple Ajax's zipping about. Due to Putin's aggression it looks like its going to be the exactly right vehicle for the exactly right time. And within the £5.5bn which is nice during a time of inflation.

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4 months

HMS Glasgow fitting out at pace in Scotstoun. The large mission bay requirement is now proving to be a far sighted decision.

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@benmoores2

10 months

This is impressive given how hard it is to restore a production line.

NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

@NOELreports

10 months

Germany has handed over a first five-digit ammunition supply for Gepard guns to Ukraine, just produced on the restored production line. "I'm glad we started production so quickly and without bureaucratic hurdles," said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

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2 years

So it turns out that Chechens in technicals are as about effective as anyone in a technical in a conventional conflict.

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3 years

Coming down over the mountains into LA; the Hollywood sign is actually more impressive from the air.

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2 years

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2 months

A quick follow up on CR3 testing and see how its all progressing. Getting closer you are immediately struck that the optics are more complex and have moved. Good to see breaches and barrels under construction too.

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4 months

CR3 Prototype leaving Telford yesterday. Off for uncrewed firings in Unterluss.

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@benmoores2

1 year

Watch to the end.

Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

1 year

On the eve of the historic coronation, we'd like to thank our British friends for your friendship. We are grateful for your unwavering support and partnership, especially in the past year!

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3 years

@Doc28715363 Likeise I'd like to find this highly decorated team; I have a problem and no one else seems to be able to help, so I was hoping that you guys can help me find them so I can hire them.

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@benmoores2

4 months

Your parcel is out for delivery today. If you are not in to receive your '4th prototype boxer' today please let us know if we can leave it with a neighbour or in a designated safe space.

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4 years

Swiss army situation room with a map of the country showing all the units deployed to respond to Covid. Loving the use of block peices for units, I wonder if they rotate :-)

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1 year

Oryx's documented Russian equipment loss figures are now just 24 short of the 10,000 loss mark. If we apply a 1.5-3.0 loss multiplier we are clearly in military disaster territory. "Russia - 9976, of which: destroyed: 6446, damaged: 303, abandoned: 389, captured: 2838"

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10 months

After 4 years of working at the top of Defence & on the Ukraine war I’ve had some thoughts on how wargaming captures and simulates conflict decision making. I use wargaming in a very wide sense of the word so that it includes strategy games with conflict elements.

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4 months

I was last in Rosyth in sept 21 when it was just an empty hall with a Royal Marine band so quite a dramatic change. HMS Venturer getting close to out fitting and HMS Active will be more recognizable as a ship when I return later in the year.

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@benmoores2

7 months

When we stick to our complex weapons strategy it pays dividends. When we undermine it through failing to collaborate or trying to gold plate the answer we always end up paying more across the portfolio.

Navy Lookout

@NavyLookout

7 months

Another export success for the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM / Sea Ceptor). The 🇸🇪Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed a contract with @MBDAGroup to fit the system to the 5 Visby class corvettes.

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2 years

This is the hill I have decided to die on

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3 months

BBC News - Southwick Park: New wargaming hub 'to change UK defence culture'

Southwick Park: New wargaming hub 'to change UK defence culture'

The Ministry of Defence formally launches its first-ever hub for wargaming and testing strategies.

www.bbc.co.uk

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3 months

It still has the famous D-Day control map room complete with peices. Its the ultimate map.

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1 month

Penultimate game of the day: Westphalia; a 6 player game about trying to end the 30 years war which is ridiculously difficult as just when you think you have reached a settlement someone says: "Yes, but who gets Luxembourg?"

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2 years

@JimmySecUK @TrentTelenko All this video demonstrates is how easy it is to kill anything bigger than 30kg flying above tree top height. Medium weight UAV's flying high have almost no surviability against even ageing air defence systems

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4 years

Two days at sea on the Queen Elizabeth carrier watching F-35 night training.

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4 months

HMS Cardiff proving much easier to put together from lessons learnt on the first in class. Good to see the new hall in person, check out @UKDefJournal for their excellent updates.

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4 months

@verekerrichard1 Thank you for your charts Richard

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3 months

Fittingly the break out rooms are named after the people that worked at WATU, the UKs wargaming spiritual home. This is mainly woman as WRENS held nearly all the roles at WATU.

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2 years

@oryxspioenkop I'd probably "have a traffic accident" too if i was in their situation.

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4 months

And HMS Belfast assembly starting to come together.

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1 year

I'd just like to take the opportunity to wish both sides the very best of luck and success.

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@benmoores2

2 years

And another sale of the Type 31, a well considered design that can evolve to the threat. Good planning by Poland as they can use MBDAs CAMM on this and Narew GBAD. Every sale reduces the sub system supply chain cost for all the partner nations so good news for everyone.

George Allison

@geoallison

2 years

🚨 BREAKING NEWS | British firm Babcock has won the Polish frigate competition. Poland has chosen the Type 31 Frigate design, known as 'Arrowhead 140', for their future frigate class.

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2 years

Turns out that murdering 298 civilians does have consequences

Geoffrey van Leeuwen

@leeuwengew

2 years

The Netherlands will supply Ukraine 200 anti-aircraft Stinger missiles. Other defence material already on its way. #WeStandWithUkraine 🇳🇱🇺🇦

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2 years

Japan adds critical industrial capabilities in areas we are weak, huge funding, an aggressive time line to drive us all forwards and a threat issue that will shape a coherent capability. The team have done a magnificent job turning this programme into something very real.

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2 months

Some footage of Boxer firing tests. Looking back Boxer was a great decision and good to see progress on the programme and the modularity being exploited.

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2 years

@pinstripedline I've noticed that 90% of this nonsence comes from people who did 3 years in the BAOR.

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2 years

@RealScottRitter So it turns out that day 34 of the "3 Day special operation to occupy Ukraine" is the big reveal day on which in which we discover it was all just a huge feint?

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3 years

An excellent decision by the RN; we get a cost effective Frigate that can be spirally developed & fitted with a wide range of systems & we join a club of users. This all helps keep availability high & support costs low. Also real excitement around Babcocks new production approach

Chief of the Defence Staff 🇬🇧

@AdmTonyRadakin_

3 years

Today at Rosyth dockyard the Defence Secretary cut the first steel for HMS Venturer, the first Type 31 frigate for the @RoyalNavy . This marks the latest step in the construction of the Inspiration class frigates which will operate globally for decades to come.

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3 months

Southwick Park, formerly HMS Dryad, was where Eisenhower ran D-Day from.

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CR3 Prototype leaving Telford yesterday. Off for uncrewed firings in Unterluss.

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2 years

Very senior military personnel grabbing a screwdriver and taking "personal command of operations" is always my favourite bit of disastrous conflicts.

Institute for the Study of War

@TheStudyofWar

2 years

#Russian offensive operations in eastern #Ukraine made minor advances on April 28. Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery #Gerasimov will reportedly take personal command of the Russian offensive in the #Izyum direction. Read the latest:

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@JackDetsch @Maxar

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2 years

Well, I for one, welcome our old defence secretary - A good day for defence.

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@benmoores2

6 years

@KeohaneDan @warmatters Amazing how much power one small country can have over its much larger neighbour when its part of a cooperative club of nation states.

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@benmoores2

2 years

@APHClarkson This is the problem with not being consistent with the truth. Whilst there is a short term gain there is a real long term downside and as this conflict drags on those lies will mean that even when you are telling the truth there will forever be a degree of audience scepticism

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3 months

As we go into an increasingly uncertain and fast moving era wargaming will be even more critical to understanding, prioritising and setting requirements, plans and posture.

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@benmoores2

2 years

The obsession over platform types and numbers came at the expense of honesty on infra, skills, IT, comms, logistics and other enablers. The SofS has been proven right, you need a rounded capability with an industrial base for a capable, sutainable, military force.

Navy Lookout

@NavyLookout

2 years

Depite the shambolic state of the government, a quite brilliant performance by @BWallaceMP at the @CommonsDefence committee yesterday. Few ministers have ever been so committed and honest or had such a good grip on a complex brief in a challenging time.

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Timely, capable, collaborative and comes with real industrial resilience

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

@DefenceHQ

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The @Britisharmy is procuring Boxer-based RCH155 as its enduring Mobile Fires Platform. The artillery system will be built in 🇬🇧+🇩🇪 supporting hundreds of jobs nationwide. Defence Minister @jcartlidgemp recently witnessed the artillery gun in action. 👉 .

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@benmoores2

2 months

If you are in NATO then read this and then read it again.

Rob Lee

@RALee85

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Not all lessons from Ukraine will apply to NATO militaries, but this is one that will. Russian Orlan ISR UAVs are not very sophisticated but they are cheap and easy to produce. That means Russia produces them in large numbers and they are expendable. But many of the current

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@benmoores2

10 days

This work has significantly accelerated over the past two years. There is going to be a considerable spike in availability in coming years beyond what is typical.

Defence Equipment & Support

@DefenceES

10 days

The @RoyalNavy have now moved back on-board @HMSDragon after she completed her Power Improvement Project (PIP) installation, overseen by our experts. With the improvement work concluded, responsibility of the ship passes back to the Navy ahead of sea trials later this year.

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@benmoores2

4 months

Boxer is looking great and the additional modules numbers are interesting. The sheer number of army programs with real industrial resilience elements are a credit to the current leadership of the Army.

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

@DefenceHQ

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Boxer is the @BritishArmy 's new state-of-the-art armoured infantry vehicle 🇬🇧 Following his visit to the Boxer factory in Telford, Defence Minister @jcartlidgemp test drove the vehicle at UTAC Millbrook – experiencing first hand its speed, power and mobility.

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@benmoores2

2 years

@carlbildt Strange? Some kind of technical transmission issue or maybe something else?

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@benmoores2

2 years

Empire of the Sun, WW2 in the pacific, is an odd mix of old school hexes and combat tables layered with modern card mechanics, dynamic engagement rules and generic units. It feels bafflingly impenetrable at first but when you finally see the matrix its mind blowing. @gmtgames

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@benmoores2

5 years

@thehistoryguy Dan, our warped memory of WW2 is now holding back the UK in a similar way that Russia is trapped in its Nationalist grip. Do a proper low brow series that explains that the popular memory is simply just a myth told to sooth over the huge cost of the war.

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2 years

@SHusin13 @kamuraki @JeremyS30670233 @mhmck During the early part of the war i looked at so many tractors that google started to try and sell me farming implements

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Its been a useful week of learning about the helicopter fleet in more detail. Its an asset that has been heavily utilized and we have developed a high skills base; which certainly came in handy with the high winds and low clouds this week.

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10 months

With some rare examples wargames just ignore logistics. Wargamers can all agree that logistics is everything and then we go straight back to lining up regiments and examining CRTs. The reality is that logistic decisions are a big part of operation discussions.

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2 years

It seems that I've looked at enough tractor pictures over the past 2 weeks for Twitter to reasonably conclude that I am a farmer

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3 months

To celebrate opening the centre the Western Approaches Tactical Unit (WATU) team, where Battle of the Atlantic officers trained, brought alot some original WW2 maritime game peices and memorabilia.

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In Belfast today looking at Missile production. An interesting industrial connection as my great uncle built Sunderland Flying boats on this site during the war and my Great grandfather built ships there a generation before.

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We are acquiring 15 batches of FPV drones for testing as part of the capability coalition with a view to procuring a 1000/ month. So if you have a drone or tech you want to submit then now is a big opportunity. Contract details below.

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3 months

And all the weather charts and operations rooms.

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2 years

@Noahpinion @Lee__Drake He isnt very happy about your post, I mean we've all mixed up hours and months at some point right?

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I finally got to the Royal Armouries Artillery Museum. It's an awesome collection with some surprising exhibits in a suitable setting of one of Palmerstons follies. A thread on odd and popular guns within:

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They even brought some German WW2 peices captured on a U-Boat at the end of the war.

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6 years

@kevinhorourke @samael200x Know that tens of millions of English people across the political spectrum are truely ashamed about this especially in the context of history.

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4 years

Well I think we can all agree that was a good week.

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1 year

Ben Wallace visiting the ARRCs implementation of dynamic wargaming. With our investment a wargaming centre, skills and toolsets things are moving forwards. I've yet to see anything from the lessons of Ukraine that wasn't already captured in our wargames and our IR investments.

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2 years

@Harry_Boone @aldin_ww They are going into a conventional war in technicals? I suspect Chechens are about to join Russian paratroopers in the "much over hyped" catagory

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@benmoores2

10 months

Wargames are largely terrible at capturing political direction and imperatives. Many of our games still think in politically sterile environments; whilst in reality senior leaders have to reflect the concerns of their society and they have the final decision.

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Meanwhile back to today the wargaming centre will provide a place for those within the MOD to wargame effectively together. Its a terrific space as it was the old Naval maritime tactics centre.

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5 years

This confirms my fear that the UK is only able to field a plus sized brigade in the event of a crisis. Despite this our leadership spend their time trying to expand our strategic ambitions even as our capabilities recede. It's text book "how wars are lost" stuff.

Lucy Fisher

@LOS_Fisher

5 years

NEW: Infantry battalions are undermanned by 15% below their workforce requirement, MoD data shows On top of this, 20% of personnel are limited- or non-deployable on medical grounds Upshot? UK would be unable to field a division in war for more than 6 months, claim Army sources

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2 years

I'd love to see the episode where Igor and friends realize that we actually spent the day in meetings about service outsourcing, infrastructure delivery and fiscal responsibility.

Francis Scarr

@francis_scarr

2 years

Today on Russian state TV: Igor Korotchenko claims UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is hatching a plan with Ukraine to attack the Crimean Bridge He also likens Wallace to Bin Laden

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10 months

Most wargames are about solving puzzles rather than addressing problems. In reality when a decision reaches senior levels it’s no longer a puzzle but a problem of which you are just being asked to approve the last remaining bad option. If you are lucky you get two bad options.

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1 year

If we are going to tackle hollowing out, take risk, increase uncrewed, innovate and reform faster, procure better and retain key professionals then we need more in the MOD. This delusional, alt-right, stabbed in the back, mythos directly undermines the modernization that we need

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@combat_boot

1 year

Framed in a clickbaity kind of way, but still not a fantastic look for Defence?

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