RE: ALRT15 Feb 2026 08:55
The reality is the Government is trying to plug a huge blackhole in it's finances.
Every department has a voracious appetite to take a slice of those funds.
Defence has not been a priority with previous Governments and the increases we see are by modern day standards aligned to the present Governments policy on gradually increasing the budget for this sector.
It's a political hot potato when you consider , the Health department underfunding , transport, economic development and the biggest drain of all, welfare and the DWP commitment with triple lock.
But the Government awarded Palantir a U.S. company a huge slice of the defence budget cake, how much do we realistically think ALRT will get?
What continues to ring in my ears is this is a 5 year plan, yet folk put money in expecting an instant lottery win. I suspect we the investors have got the ball rolling for this project and will be expected to keep the lights on for the foreseeable future,.
The LinkedIn comments from McCartney and Webber offered nothing tangible just one "buddy" backing up another is what I saw, read between the lines it's all fluff, . Until the words contract win and revenue appear in a RNS, this remains a high risk investment and a long term hold if you have the luxury of locking your savings in for 3 or 4 years or you do what 90% of people do gamble and get lucky elsewhere.