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Analysis: New Chief of the Defence Staff 10 Jul 2010
General Sir David Richards has been announced as the next Chief of the Defence Staff replacing Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup. UK Europe Defence Policy

Analysis: Nick Harvey MP Delivers Keynote Address 7 Jul 2010
Nick Harvey MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces delivered his Keynote Address to The RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference. Maritime Forces Military Personnel Defence Policy Liberal Democrats Agenda for the New Government Conservative

Analysis: Prognosis for defence spending after Budget 2010 24 Jun 2010 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
The first budget of the Coalition government could lead to the core defence budget being cut in real terms by up to 15%, with numbers of military personnel being reduced by around 30,000. Defence Management Defence Policy UK Europe Agenda for the New Government Defence Review Defence Spending

RUSI Defence Systems: Lack of Clarity, Urgency and Resources 23 Jun 2010
Sir Robert Hayman-Joyce explores the reasons behind the failures of several procurement programmes UK Europe Defence Policy

RUSI Defence Systems: Lessons from the Procurement of Armoured Fighting Vehicles 23 Jun 2010
Peter Flach sets out the reasons that MoD has spent almost £1bn without a single vehicle to show for it Land Forces Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: A Somewhat Strange Outcome 23 Jun 2010
Sir Jeremy Blackham examines the flaws in UK acquisition policy Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: The Cost of Delay 23 Jun 2010
Professor David Kirkpatrick discusses the costs arising from delays in procurement procedures Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: After The Defence Review: An Operating Model for Integrated Acquisition 23 Jun 2010
Major General (ret’d) David Shouesmith and Dean Gilmore discuss the improvement of the current acquisition model Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: Shaping the Future Defence Programme 23 Jun 2010
Sir Jeremy Blackham states that we must find a new approach to the upcoming Defence Review to ensure that a long-term perspective is maintained. Defence Management Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: Acquisition in a Period of Severe Financial Restraint 23 Jun 2010
The RUSI Acquisition Focus identifies some major issues that will have to be resolved within defence equipment acquisition, including reform at the top of the MoD, management of complexity, MoD’s relationship with industry and improving the early stages of acquisition. UK Europe Defence Management Defence Policy

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