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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2023, 07:26
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I wonder if the SRO has authority commensurate...

I wonder if the SRO has authority commensurate with his responsibilities? That has always been a weakness of acquisition/procurement. MoD has always had SROs, they've just had different titles. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2023, 05:21
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

The author of the article is complaining about...

The author of the article is complaining about two related issues.

1. Component unavailability, of which one contributor is component obsolescence.

2. Maintaining the Build Standard, to enable...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2023, 09:40
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Watching the Committee on TV, its fairly obvious...

Watching the Committee on TV, its fairly obvious Ellwood sees his job as protecting MoD from its most embarrassment failures, and perpetuating the party line on certain key issues. Such as their...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2023, 13:46
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

As NAB said, instead of stating the obvious, and...

As NAB said, instead of stating the obvious, and something that has been raised many times within MoD itself, perhaps the committee should have interviewed (a) someone experienced in successfully...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2023, 10:48
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Thanks ORAC Once again the Committee...

Thanks ORAC


Once again the Committee avoids the elephants in the room, because it's too embarrassing.

1. Instead of fixating on unsuccessful programmes, also ask why more complex ones are...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2023, 14:31
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

The supply and management of GFE is a Service HQ...

The supply and management of GFE is a Service HQ responsibility, as they own most of it. (Each item in the inventory has a designated 'owner' who alone determines disposition, as well as being...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2023, 12:22
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I recall the recruitment and promotion freeze of...

I recall the recruitment and promotion freeze of 1990. Nobody worried about civil service posts not being filled, so there was no big headline. But the small print was, if you can't recruit,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2023, 07:40
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Thanks ORAC. Direct parallels with the 1992...

Thanks ORAC.

Direct parallels with the 1992 directive to stop using our equivalent, and its later cancellation without replacement. The sensible still use it.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2023, 05:19
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Thank you. I've also mentioned a couple of...

Thank you.

I've also mentioned a couple of truisms in defence procurement.

You can always tell a programme manager's background by what he omits from the contract, or later waives to meet time...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2023, 13:10
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

[QUOTE=ORAC;11437091]Have they really only just...

[QUOTE=ORAC;11437091]Have they really only just noticed? 🙄🙄


No, they acknowledged receipt of a submission stating this, dated 16 February 2012. Margaret Hodge was chair at the time.

At the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2023, 11:25
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Indeed, but more often than not the Committee...

Indeed, but more often than not the Committee takes aim at MoD procurers when it's not actually discussing a procurement failure.

The thrust of the current wailing is low stock levels and slow...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2023, 06:08
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

This comes across as a party political broadcast...

This comes across as a party political broadcast on behalf of the Tory members of the PAC.

The Tory Deputy Chair has a go at MoD and procurement, and clearly hasn't a clue what the latter does or...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 07:22
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Most people here are interested in equipment,...

Most people here are interested in equipment, which is a fraction of the Defence budget. The equipment budget is around £240Bn over the next 10 years. £5Bn over two years?

But far far worse is...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 09:21
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

When asked on F-35 he said he'd expect 10%...

When asked on F-35 he said he'd expect 10% unavailable to front line, and later said anything below 20% was a 'good figure'.

In the bygone days of yore you were allowed to 'round up', so in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2023, 09:56
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

This is the best line in the article. ...

This is the best line in the article.

Instead of the inflation rate, we used to get the Department of Trade and Industry Index for (e.g.) 'aviation' or 'avionics'. Historically, each would run at...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2022, 09:55
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I am usually protective of Defence Procurement on...

I am usually protective of Defence Procurement on here, because so few understand who is meant to do what, and who is left to pick up the pieces because they don't.

Not this time. This is a ****...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2022, 11:09
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Same happened on Apache, due to PFI'ing the sim,...

Same happened on Apache, due to PFI'ing the sim, causing it to be years late. MoD asked (demanded) Westland cut delivery rate in half, at nil cost. The knock-on effect on other programmes (Lynx,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2022, 09:12
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

In the context of the cuts Chug (and myself)...

In the context of the cuts Chug (and myself) speak of, that is not true.

The cuts were imposed by AMSO (RAF) to compensate for, and divert attention from, the astronomical waste caused by other...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2022, 08:31
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

A gentle reminder that something kicked off in...

A gentle reminder that something kicked off in late 1990. When War Reserves were called forward.... Politicians were criticised for lack of preparedness, but in many cases it was nothing to do with...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2022, 15:40
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Recognising this, MoD had a mandatory Defence...

Recognising this, MoD had a mandatory Defence Standard to facilitate it.

Its use was forbidden (but still mandated) from 1991, following the move in April 1990 from 'just in time' to 'not in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2022, 10:10
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

(The grouping of DO [sic] mods and Pubs in that...

(The grouping of DO [sic] mods and Pubs in that package is asking for trouble. There seems to be no understanding that non-volume-related tasks must have a separate ring-fenced funding line).

...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2021, 12:02
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Perhaps surprising to many, MoD used be quite...

Perhaps surprising to many, MoD used be quite efficient at this. My very first task in DGA(N) HQ was to draw up Admiralty Board Submissions for a helicopter Inertial Nav upgrade and a Radar...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2021, 08:25
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

A Chief of Defence Procurement once reacted to...

A Chief of Defence Procurement once reacted to one of these regular edicts by suspending all delegated technical and financial approval, insisting he would henceforth sign all approvals. He was...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2021, 06:16
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I feel truly sorry for the Services having to put...

I feel truly sorry for the Services having to put up with this crap. The civil service did something similar 30 years ago, with Unified Grades. At first, and as Bob Viking said, no real change - an...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2021, 14:01
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

If he means obsolescent, then there are even...

If he means obsolescent, then there are even wider implications.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2021, 05:57
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

This. Excellent. Even when civil servants...

This. Excellent.

Even when civil servants did the job, it was in effect only a 2 year posting. (Two LTC rounds, preferably starting in the Autumn with the Alternative Assumptions). You learned so...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2021, 16:18
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Thank you for the link NAB. The Qs and As...

Thank you for the link NAB.

The Qs and As are appalling.

Crowsnest - Franscois should have drawn parallels to SKAEW7. Then asked what persuaded MoD to select such a procurement strategy. Those...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2021, 08:12
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I'm just waiting for someone to pitch up with the...

I'm just waiting for someone to pitch up with the TEMPEST test van and say, look here 'tis.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2021, 10:47
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

My first question would be is the £800M to manage...

My first question would be is the £800M to manage the research, or do it as well?

If the former, that's a lot, but not extraordinary when you look at the funding chucked at the Integration...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2020, 11:05
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

I recall about 20 years ago the DPA Executive...

I recall about 20 years ago the DPA Executive Board approving the establishment of 'MoD Integration Authority'. DG (Finance) told me, proudly, that they'd uncovered this new thing called 'systems...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2020, 10:21
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Easy Street Excellent.

Easy Street

Excellent.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2020, 11:06
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

It's not expressed like that but, for example,...

It's not expressed like that but, for example, any aircraft under a certain tonnage is (or was) free of VAT.

There have been various 'Defence Industrial Strategies' over the years, aimed at...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2020, 19:32
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

Asturias Fully agree. Asked and answered...

Asturias

Fully agree. Asked and answered in previous threads, and latterly in print. There for all to read. It has been suggested before that disbelievers write to MoD, then we can compare...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2020, 12:12
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

And as ever, the evidence has been linked to many...

And as ever, the evidence has been linked to many times, on many threads... and formally published in 2016 and 2019 after MoD cleared the manuscripts.

But if you insist, the last time a Cabinet...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2020, 17:56
Replies: 1,426
Views: 471,363
Posted By tucumseh

The way to avoid most problems, if not eradicate...

The way to avoid most problems, if not eradicate them, is to implement PUS's mandated policy on 'Requirement Scrutiny'. Less process, less oversight, fewer sign-offs. And at a much lower level (which...
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