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Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper examines the efforts underway in the UK, France, Germany and the US to produce new combat aircraft and systems over the next fifteen to twenty years; sheds light on some of the challenges and drivers; and suggests some potential options for force optimisation
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, United States, Occasional Papers, Germany, France, UK
Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may be pushing would-be terrorists into action
Tags: International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, United States, Tackling Extremism, UK, Terrorism
Malcolm Chalmers
The UK’s defence budget has just got a boost. But this will not shield the country’s military for long from some hard spending choices, or from broader adverse economic developments.
Tags: Defence Spending, UK
Margaret Gilmore
The longest and most expensive public inquiry in UK legal history has finally produced its report - to extraordinary scenes in Londonderry. Just as Bloody Sunday was a catalyst leading to an upsurge in violence then, so this report into events could now prove a critical turning point in consolidating the peace process today.
Tags: Land Operations, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
The Obama Administration has outlined a refocusing of the United States missile defence plans, revising the approach previously taken by the Bush White House. Central to the plan is the deployment of more mobile systems that could assuage the once sceptical Russians.
Tags: Aerospace, Americas, Defence Policy, Technology, Europe
The latest Quadrennial Defense Review promises to increase the numbers, sophistication and use of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones. Their use has rendered the boundaries of the theatres of war more fluid, requiring the rapid integration of this weapon to be piloted more carefully than ever before.
Tags: Aerospace, Americas, Defence Policy
David M Moore and Peter D Antill from Cranfield University consider the issues and challenges facing the UK in terms of the logistics required for expeditionary operations.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
David Shouesmith reveals the underlying essential characteristics required to ensure adequate logistic support for Future Force 2020.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems
Toivo Niemi highlights some of the recent experience that the Swedish armed forces have had with Urgent Operational Requirements and reveals some of the consequences.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Technology
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Revolutions Of War
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead