Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs
by Lewis Page · first published 2006
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If you can get your hands on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions,_Donkeys_and_Dinosaurs written by Lewis Page (Of theregister.co.uk fame) has more stories related to the MoD
on “Abandoned UK NHS IT system has cost £10bn so far” ↗…elsewhere. Meanwhile their troops would be safer. For example the SA80, Westland Apache helicopters costing 50% more than their US-made Longbow equivalents - the list is endless. I highly recommend the book "Lions, Donkeys And Dinosaurs: Waste and Blundering in the Military" for a quick overview of that.
on “How billions vanish into the security industry” ↗…smiled when getting a demo of kit like the Bowman, SA80, various rubbish body armour and webbing designs, Snatch Landrovers, etc etc This is a very good book on the topic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions,_Donkeys_and_Dinosaurs
on “The US Army’s costly quest for the perfect radio” ↗ARRSE sums it up nicely: https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/British_Military_Procurement_Su... [Probably not wise to click around much on that site as a lot of content is NSFW] Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs is also quite good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions,_Donkeys_and_Dinosaurs
on “UK’s Chinook HC Mk3 special forces helicopters set to become usable” ↗