When Authority Overrides Engineering, Failure Gets More Expensive Why projects pay dearly when schedule, hierarchy, and optics outrank engineering judgment

Authority can move a project. It cannot bully a bad design into becoming secure, coherent, or resilient. New piece on what happens when engineering gets overruled. medium.com/@pjhillier/w...
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US defence leaders met at the White House and pledged to quadruple production to meet the surge in demand from the Iran conflict. The war sees over 20 platforms, from Tomahawk‑armed destroyers and new

US defence leaders met at the White House and pledged to quadruple production to meet the surge in demand from the Iran conflict. The war sees over 20...

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#OSINT #MiddleEast #defenceProcurement #IranWar

Royal Navy rushes to arm ships against Iranian drone swarms The Royal Navy fast-tracks Project TALON counter-drone system after Gulf conflict exposes vulnerabilities to Iranian drone swarms.

Royal Navy rushes to arm ships against Iranian drone swarms

#RoyalNavy #DefenceProcurement #DroneThreats #AusNews

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European NATO members reduced the US share of major weapons imports to 58% (from 64%) and are buying more from South Korea, France and Israel as defence spending soars and doubts about US commitment g

European NATO members reduced the US share of major weapons imports to 58% (from 64%) and are buying more from South Korea, France and Israel...

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#OSINT #Europe #nato #defenceprocurement

Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea's Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa OTTAWA — Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either,...

#Canada’s new #defenceprocurement strategy omits fighter jets and subs.

#Submarines procurement is down to South Korea’s #HanwhaOcean and German firm #ThyssenKruppMarine Systems. #CAF #Cdnpoli #cdnpoli #CdnMilitary

Dutch Naval Harbour Operations Get a Quiet Upgrade With Three New Tugs on Order Three new tugboats may seem modest, but for the #RoyalNetherlandsNavy they are mission critical. #NeptuneMarine’s contract in #DenHelder highlights how #navallogistics and #defenceprocurement shape daily fleet readiness.

Three new tugboats may seem modest, but for the #RoyalNetherlandsNavy they are mission critical. #NeptuneMarine’s contract in #DenHelder highlights how #navallogistics and #defenceprocurement shape daily fleet readiness.

The Capitulation was Predictable- -Canada Blinked. Now What? Oops - We did it again.

“ #Canada must develop #domestic #manufacturing capacity in sectors where we currently depend on #imports—starting with #pharmaceuticals, #semiconductors, and #defenceprocurement.” open.substack.com/pub/barryapp...

Saab Secures French Order for Two GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft Aviation News – Saab has signed a contract with France’s defence procurement agency to supply two GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, strengthening French air surveillance and command capabilities. The deal underscores Europe’s growing focus on integrated air and maritime security amid evolving threats. The agreement was concluded with the French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) and includes the aircraft, ground equipment, training, and long-term support.

#Saab #GlobalEye #AEWC #FrenchDefence #MilitaryAviation #AirSurveillance #DefenceProcurement #AviationNews #EuropeanDefence #Radar

Spain Orders 100 Airbus Helicopters to Modernise Defence and Security Fleet 100 Airbus helicopters through its Ministry of Defence, marking a major step in modernising national defence and security capabilities. The move strengthens fleet readiness while reinforcing long-term industrial cooperation with Airbus. The procurement is being managed by the Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM) under four separate contracts announced as part of the National Helicopter Plan unveiled in May. The program is designed to replace aging platforms and standardise rotary-wing assets across Spain’s armed forces and security services, improving operational efficiency and lifecycle management.

#AviationNews #AirbusHelicopters #SpainDefence #MilitaryAviation #HelicopterFleet #DGAM #DefenceProcurement #AerospaceIndustry #NationalSecurity #EuropeanDefence

Germany Adds 20 More H145M Helicopters

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#Germany #H145M #AirbusHelicopters #LightCombatHelicopter #GermanArmy #Luftwaffe #SpecialForces #MilitaryAviation #DefenceProcurement #RotaryWing #Reconnaissance #LightAttack #UH72Lakota #AerospaceIndustry #EuropeanDefence

Indian Army Awards DroneAcharya Order for 500 Sub-Tactical Drones
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#IndianArmy #DroneAcharya #DefenceProcurement #FPVDrones #AtmanirbharBharat #IndiaDefence #MilitaryDrones

Indian Army Awards DroneAcharya Order for 500 Sub-Tactical Drones
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#IndianArmy #DroneAcharya #DefenceProcurement #FPVDrones #AtmanirbharBharat #IndiaDefence #MilitaryDrones

Indian Army Awards DroneAcharya Order for 500 Sub-Tactical Drones
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1/4: Prime Minister Carney has now created a third new bureaucracy - the Defense Investment Agency (the first two are for housing and major projects).

#calgarycentre #yyc #cdnpoli #defenceprocurement #defenceinvestmentagency

2/12 This is a multibillion-dollar gambit to replace Canada's largely inoperable Victoria-class submarines.

The German bid: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) offering Type 212CD designed with Norway.

The South Korean bid: Hanwha Ocean with $20-24B proposal.
#DefenceProcurement #NavalDefence

‘Do we want to put our pilots in a flying coffin?’ King orders Defence Ministry to scrap Black Hawk purchase KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has directed the Defence Ministry to scrap plans to acquire ageing Black Hawk helicopters, warning against...

‘Do we want to put our pilots in a flying coffin?’ King orders Defence Ministry to scrap Black Hawk purchase #blackhawkhelicopters #defenceministry #defenceministrymalaysia #defenceprocurement #defenceprocurementmalaysia #malaysianarmedforces #rejimengerakkhas #skyhawkaircraft #sultanibrahim

Canada and EU Sign New Security and Defence Partnership in Brussels | AI News Brew <p>BRUSSELS, Belgium - Canada and the European Union have entered a new phase of transatlantic cooperation with the signing of a security and defence partnership at a joint summit in Brussels on June ...

Canada and EU Sign New Security and Defence Partnership in Brussels
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#CanadaEU #SecurityPartnership #TransatlanticCooperation #DefenceProcurement #MarkCarney #NATO #InternationalRelations

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Carney promises to revamp defence procurement, boost domestic research Liberal Leader Mark Carney is promising his government would change the way the government purchases military equipment and build up domestic research on advanced military technology.

👇🇨🇦"Carney promises to revamp defence procurement, boost domestic research" #MarkCarney
#DefenceProcurement #ResearchBoost #Carney2025

jmarchitects are going to the DPRTE Conference!

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#jmarchitects #wearejmarchitects #jma #architecture #design #construction #news #DefenceProcurement #technology #DPRTE25 #DPRTE2025

3/9 The UK, US, and Turkey will be excluded from defence contracts funded by this scheme unless they sign security and defence partnership agreements with the EU—a significant shift in procurement strategy.
#EUDefence #DefenceProcurement

2/8 The reconsideration comes amid a groundswell of public support to cancel the $19 billion purchase following Trump's tariffs and threats to "annex Canada by economic force"—a significant shift after Canada signed the Lockheed Martin contract in June 2023.
#DefenceProcurement #TrumpTariffs

Next Generation Fighter Programs - The multinational race for air superiority (with Justin Bronk) YouTube video by Perun

#Perun 6th Generation Fighter Programs
#6thGenFighter #DefenceEconomics #DefenceProcurement #StealthAircraft #NGAD #AirSuperiority #AirDominance #MUM-T
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@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social Looks like #Labor has set this "inquiry" up so they get the answer they want. Why else put the bloke in charge who helped create the #AUKUS mess. #DefenceProcurement has been a complete shambles for many many years. Many failures. At #TaxpayerExpense
#Auspol $368B?

EU boosts defence readiness with first ever financial support for common defence procurement The Commission has approved funding for five cross-border projects to support more coordinated and efficient defence procurement among EU Member States.

EU boosts #defence readiness with first ever financial support for common #defenceprocurement with five cross-border projects (each with € 60 mio) to support more coordinated and efficient defence #procurement among EU Member States ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #VladimirPutin & #DonaldTrump

DragonFire Laser System to Deploy on British Warships by 2027
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#DragonFire #RoyalNavy #DefenceProcurement #Warships #Dstl #MBDA #Leonardo #QinetiQ #LaserTechnology #MilitaryTechnology #DefenceReforms #MissileDefense #DroneDefense #TechnologyDevelopment @MBDA