Can anyone give point me to any sources of information on recent military
developments in Britain? I am specifically looking for information and
critical comment on the Eurofighter project which is expected to cost the UK
£16 billion. (The Scottish Labour Party are celebrating the project on the
basis of retaining 230 rural jobs in missile testing).
I am also interested in any comments / sources on Geoff Hoon's (Defence
Secretary) announcement to privatise DERA (Defence Evaluation Research
Agency), an MoD agency which deals with non-nuclear testing, research and
technology.
The minister, Calum MacDonald MP, welcoming the development, was quoted as
saying: "The new DERA will have access to new sources of [private] funding
and will expected to be much more aggressive in pursuing new commercial
opportunities and markets".
This sounds pretty sinister but I don't have any more information. Can
anyone help?
Fraser MacDonald
The Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research
University of Aberdeen
St Mary's, King's College
Old Aberdeen AB24 3UF
Scotland
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