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March 2020 , No: 1
A Case for Replacing the RAF’s Sentinel R.1 Fleet with Additional P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
RUSI Defence Systems, May 2020Justin Bronk
The Sentinel R.1 Airborne Standoff Radar aircraft are superb and relatively efficient aircraft which provide critical airborne intelligence gathering services for joint commanders around the world. However, as a small and bespoke fleet they are expensive and vulnerable to cuts. A highly classified US Navy radar pod for the P-8 Poseidon could give the RAF a more efficient solution.
Equipment and Acquisitions
Defence Data Realities
RUSI Defence Systems, April 2020Roland McTeague
There is more to successful data exploitation than buying tools and expertise. It requires hard thinking and basic management. An analytics specialist offers some guidelines for data analytics success in Defence
Information
The Far-Right Radicalisation Pipeline and State War-Fighting Capacity
RUSI Defence Systems, April 2020Jackson Oliver Webster
Online radicalisation is a key feature of contemporary far-right movements, and is not only a worrying domestic security concern for increasing numbers of Western countries, but points to deeper Defence vulnerabilities in future state-on-state crises.
Tackling Extremism, Information
The US Marine Corps is Fixing Itself to Confronting China
RUSI Defence Systems, April 2020Sidharth Kaushal and Jack Watling
The US Marine Corps is reorganizing itself to confront China. Ensuring that it can hold ground and sustain its deployments without diverting naval resources will be a major challenge. Meanwhile US allies in other theatres must adjust to the USMC’s shift in focus
Catch Me If You Can: The Challenges of Orbital Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
RUSI Defence Systems, March 2020Alexandra Stickings
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations in space add a layer of complexity to an already confused conversation concerning weapons in orbit. Consensus regarding their use and potential threat is needed to prevent miscalculations and unwanted escalation of tensions
Aerospace
The British Army Must Extend the Range of its Precision Strike Capability
RUSI Defence Systems, March 2020Jack Senogles
Whilst an effective capability in Afghanistan, the EXACTOR missile is not able to meet the British Army’s emerging precision guided munitions requirements in an Eastern European context
Land Forces
German Decision to Split Tornado Replacement is a Poor One
RUSI Defence Systems, March 2020Justin Bronk
If the reported intention to replace Germany’s ageing Tornado fleet with a mix of up to 90 Eurofighters, 30 Super Hornets and 15 Growlers is correct, the Luftwaffe will be getting the worst of all previously mooted outcomes
Modelling the Vulnerability of Aircraft Carriers in the European Theatre
RUSI Defence Systems, March 2020Sidharth Kaushal
This article uses a variety of salvo combat models to generate a crude outline of the vulnerability of an aircraft carrier manoeuvring in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea or the Barents Sea in a conflict involving NATO and Russia
Maritime Forces
Your Tanks Cannot Hide
RUSI Defence Systems, March 2020Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling
Massed Turkish drone and artillery strikes against Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles have major implications for the viability of traditional armoured manoeuvre warfare on the modern battlefield
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Germany’s Future Participation in Nuclear Sharing – a Challenge for NATO?
On the Cusp: Jonathan Kewley
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures