Home

Research

Research Focus	Programmes and Projects
Defence, Industries and Society UK Defence Terrorism Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Arms Control Cyber-Security Conflict, War and Culture	Asia Africa Climate Change and Security Emergency Management European Security International Security Studies Alternative Energy and Sustainability Project Japan Maritime Studies	Military Sciences National Security and Resilience Middle East and North Africa Nuclear Analysis Risk and Resilience Security and Counter-Terrorism Air Power and Technology Transatlantic Security

Research Focus

Programmes and
Projects

Defence, Industries and Society

UK Defence

Terrorism

Nuclear Weapons
and Nuclear Arms Control

Cyber-Security

Conflict, War and Culture

Asia
Africa
Climate Change
and Security
Emergency Management
European Security
International Security Studies
Alternative Energy and
Sustainability Project
Japan
Maritime Studies

Military Sciences
National Security and Resilience
Middle East and North Africa
Nuclear Analysis
Risk and Resilience
Security and Counter-Terrorism
Air Power and Technology
Transatlantic Security

Analysis

Themes			Regions
Defence Policy Defence Review Land Forces Law and Ethics Maritime Forces Military Personnel Defence Management Aerospace	Terrorism Domestic Security Global Security Issues Climate Security Nuclear Non-Proliferation Intelligence International Institutions Technology Information		Africa Americas Pacific Europe Middle East and North Africa Central and South Asia

Themes

Regions

Global Security Issues

Climate Security

Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Intelligence

International Institutions

Middle East and North Africa

Central and South Asia

Events

Events

Listings Conferences Highlights

Full list of events

Members Events

Major conferences

Previous events

Publications

Periodicals

Reports and Papers

Feature

RUSI Journal

RUSI Newsbrief

RUSI Defence Systems

A Question of Security:
The British Defence Review in an Age of Austerity

An indispensible and indepth analysis of the Government's Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Membership

Membership

Membership Options For Members

Individual

Corporate

Members' Login

RUSI Under 35's Forum
Members' Events
About us

About us

About People More Watch

About RUSI

History

RUSI Council

Staff

Fellows
and Associates

RUSI Library of
Military History

The RUSI Building

RUSI.org Site Map
Contact us

Contact us

Contact Find us Follow us

Contact us

Staff directory

Find an expert
Location
Twitter

Facebook
Media

Media

RUSI Media Contact

RUSI News
Contact an expert

FOCUS - RUSI Newsletter

Membership Options	For Members
Individual Corporate	Members' Login RUSI Under 35's Forum	Members' Events

About	People	More	Watch
About RUSI History	RUSI Council Staff Fellows and Associates	RUSI Library of Military History The RUSI Building RUSI.org Site Map

Contact	Find us	Follow us
Contact us Staff directory Find an expert	Location	Twitter Facebook

RUSI	Media	Contact
RUSI News	Contact an expert	FOCUS - RUSI Newsletter

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

Publications

Additional Info

Follow us on

Download

Contacts

: Options for Britain's Defence and Security

The Battle to Reform UK Defence Acquisition: By Bill Kincaid
Foreword by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Cartoons by Jim Potts
£20.00 (plus £5.00 P&P), 404 pages
ISBN: 0855161388
Buy the Book

Articles RSS feed

Sustainment Moves to the Next Level: Rethinking Our Life-Cycle Focus

By General Ann E. Dunwoody
4 Mar 2010

General Ann Dunwoody

Ann Dunwoody is Commanding General, US Army Materiel Command. In this article, she describes the US Army’s Materiel Enterprise and the renewed focus on the whole life cycle by integrating research and development, acquisition and logistics communities, and by relying on strong relationships, greater transparency and a secure stream of shared, readily accessible and accountable information.