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UK PONI Annual Conference 2012 - Nuclear Stability: From the Cuban Crisis to the Energy Crisis
10 May 2012
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30-31 May 2012
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7-8 June 2012
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RUSI Journal: The Sum of its Parts? Partnering, the MoD and Industry
16 Apr 2012 by Dr John LouthAs the British government and defence industry seek more collaborative arrangements, they must remember that 'partnership' is more than just a word
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RUSI Newsbrief: The Cost of Defence Job Cuts
27 Mar 2012 Is the MoD sharing the pain of budget cuts evenly across the civil service and armed forces?
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RUSI Newsbrief: The Rise of the Machines
27 Mar 2012 Unmanned technology is going to assume an increasingly central role in the delivery of air power, and the UK is also well placed to develop a strong unmanned aerial systems sector
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RUSI Defence Systems: Transforming Logistic Information Systems
28 Nov 2011
The partnership between the UK Ministry of Defence and industry is transforming the ability to manage logistic informationDefence Review Defence Spending UK Europe
The partnership between the UK Ministry of Defence and industry is transforming the ability to manage logistic information
Defence Review Defence Spending UK Europe
RUSI Defence Systems: Blue Overalls on the Front Line: Contractor Support to Operations
28 Nov 2011 by Dr Henrik Heidenkamp
Examining the front-line contractor industry, and its future stepsDefence Review Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Spending
Examining the front-line contractor industry, and its future steps
Defence Review Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Spending
RUSI Defence Systems: Acquisition Reform: What is Core to Being an Intelligent Customer?
28 Nov 2011
Identifying core activities and then allocating them to the best suited supplier offers significant efficiency gainsDefence Review Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Spending UK Europe
Identifying core activities and then allocating them to the best suited supplier offers significant efficiency gains
Defence Review Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Spending UK Europe
Analysis: The implications of Royal Navy personnel cuts
30 Sep 2011 by Dr Lee WillettOn Friday 30 September 2011, the Royal Navy announced large personnel cuts as part of the UK's Strategic Defence and Security Review. Dr Lee Willett analyses the implications.
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News: UK Defence Budget: Looking into the Black Hole
27 Sep 2011 by Professor Malcolm ChalmersThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have balanced the £74 billion* ten-year 'funding gap', but key equipment programmes, such as Trident renewal and Joint Strike Fighter, are still a major source of potential instability to defence budget, highlights a new paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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Analysis: Cold-cuts, Rehash and Fresh Ingredients: Labour's 'Ideas for Future UK Defence Procurement'
27 Sep 2011 by Dr John LouthThe Labour Party’s emerging policies for future defence procurement represent a mix of new ideas for the future along with old concepts from the past. It is now the job of Labour to convert procurement 'ideas' into a detailed implementation plan.
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RUSI Defence Systems: A CASE in Point: Ensuring Improved Availability and Sustainability of UK Littoral Manoeuvre Capability
12 Aug 2011
Stephen Gosden, CASE Team Leader with Babcock’s Marine & Technology Division, looks at how the challenge of ensuring cost-effective and efficient delivery of amphibious capability and platform support is being tackledMaritime Forces Defence Spending Defence Review
Stephen Gosden, CASE Team Leader with Babcock’s Marine & Technology Division, looks at how the challenge of ensuring cost-effective and efficient delivery of amphibious capability and platform support is being tackled
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