Military Sciences works to understand how wars are being fought today and how they are likely to be fought in the future. The team conduct field work, engage widely with military, policy and industrial partners, and participate extensively in war games and forums to research how the UK and its allies and partners can secure military advantage.
We draw on considerable in-house expertise in the air, land, maritime, cyber and space domains, and on an unrivalled network of connections and affiliations in conflict zones, to provide real-time contemporary lessons. This enables us to combine our research with practical experience and contextual awareness.
Programmes & Projects
View the Military Sciences three research programmes
Opposition Forces and Operational Analysis
As part of this programme of work, we conduct extensive research on ongoing conflicts and adversary capabilities.
Strategic Competition and Defence Industry
We study supply chains, resilience, industrial capacity, technological advantage and the commitment of forces and means to advance strategic objectives.
Military Concepts and Force Design
We scan the horizon of future operational problems and how forces may be trained, structured and equipped to solve emerging challenges.
Projects
We undertake operational analysis based upon fieldwork, tracking the dynamics and lessons to be learned during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Tracking the ongoing campaign of Russian sabotage and subversion targeting Europe, and how it can be countered.
This project tracks Russian arms production, defence industrial supply chains, and innovation cycles along with the efforts to sanction and constrain Russian production.
Our team
Matthew Savill
Director of Military Sciences
Military Sciences
Dr Emma Butcher
Senior Programme Manager
Military Sciences
Marike Woollard
Programme Manager
Military Sciences
Dr Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow for Applied Military Sciences
Military Sciences
Nick Reynolds
Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Robert Tollast
Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Major Bradley Woodward
British Army Visiting Fellow
Military Sciences
Justin Bronk
Senior Research Fellow, Airpower & Technology
Military Sciences
Christoph Bergs
Research Analyst, Airpower
Military Sciences
Trevor Taylor
Professorial Research Fellow
Military Sciences
Dr Linus Terhorst
Research Fellow, Defence Industries & Acquisition
Military Sciences
Noah Sylvia
Research Fellow, C4ISR and Emerging Tech
Military Sciences
Lillie Anderson
Research Analyst for Military Technology
Military Sciences
Dr Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power
Military Sciences
Lieutenant Commander John Darcy
First Sea Lord’s Visiting Fellow
Military Sciences
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Fellows
Distinguished Fellows
Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Lieutenant General Sir Nick Borton KCB DSO MBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Sir Julian Brazier
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Vice Admiral Andrew Burns CB OBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Sir David Capewell KCB OBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Vice Admiral Patrick Chevallereau
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Michael Clarke
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Vice Admiral Peter Hudson
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Giedrimas Jeglinskas
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences and International Security
His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd KBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Tom McKane
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Air Chief Marshal Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Andy Start CBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Admiral Nicolas Vaujour
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Christine E Wormuth
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences
Senior Associates
Tim Banfield
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Gill Bennett OBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
James Byrne
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Michael Codner
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow for Military History
Professor Vincent Connelly
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Ulrike Franke
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Michael Harwood CB CBE MA
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Beatrice Heuser
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Frank Hoffman
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Will Jessett CBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Mary Kaldor
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Nina Kollars
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Pippa Malmgren
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Major General Mungo Melvin CB OBE MA
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Paul O’Neill CBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Emma Parry
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Alessio Patalano
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Patrick Porter
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Professor Peter Roberts
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Major General (Ret) Bill Robins CB OBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Hugo Rosemont
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Tim Rowntree MA CEng MIET FRAES
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Simona Soare
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Rear Admiral Nick Washer
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Associates
Isabella Antinozzi
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Ivor Bennett
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Stephan Blancke
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Bleddyn Bowen
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Al Brown
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Simon Chelton
RUSI Associate Fellow, International Security
Emilie Cleret
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Sam Cranny-Evans
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Andrew Curtis OBE
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Oleksandr V Danylyuk
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Sam Dunning
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Eleanor Fairhurst
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Lucy Fisher
RUSI Associate Fellow
Dr Alexander Gilder
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Niklas Granholm
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Jack Harding
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Gareth Heywood
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Daniel Jonsson
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Lucas Kuo
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Vicky Lavrentiadou
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Peter Layton
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Chris Lewis
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Nick Lewis OBE
RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS
Whit Mason
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Felipe Medeiros
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Hamish Mundell
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Mark Phillips
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Brad Pietras
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Commodore (Ret’d) Steve Prest
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Mark Proctor OBE
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Peter Quentin
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Brigadier (Ret'd) Sara Sharkey CBE
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Michael Shurkin
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Nikolay Staykov
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Juliana Suess
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Paddy Walker
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Dr Thomas Withington
RUSI Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Affiliates
Dr Sarah Ashbridge
Affiliate Expert, Military Sciences
