Mar 2012, Vol. 14, No. 3
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RUSI Defence Systems is produced three times a year and examines strategic, conceptual and acquisition issues faced by the global defence community. It is read in over a hundred countries and regularly features contributions from prominent and distinguished defence chiefs, scientists and industrialists from across the globe.

 
Issue: Mar 2012, Vol. 14, No. 3
Simon MichellEditor's Letter: Protect and Survive Simon Michelle
Defence Exports Need More than a Minister’s Goodwill Professor David Kirkpatrick argues that the economic downturn has made defence exports more important to the United Kingdom’s financial well-being
David Kirkpatrick
Acquisition Focus Group and the Defence White Paper The RUSI Acquisition Focus Group analyses the British government’s February 2012 Defence White Paper, National Security through Technology
Defence Reform - A Precision Attack? Bob Barton, former managing director of Niteworks, explains why implementing change at an institution such as the Ministry of Defence is proving to be so challenging
Bob Barton
Labour's Defence Procurement Report and Shadow Defence Review Launch Michael Codner, senior research fellow and director of Military Sciences at RUSI, commends the UK’s Labour shadow government for its recent report focusing on defence procurement
Michael Codner
The Defence Enterprise is More than just a Supermarket Chain Patrick Beautement, from The Abaci Partnership LLP, explains why the UK defence enterprise should not be seen as a single homogenous activity, similar to a supermarket chain
Patrick Beautement
LPPV - Lessons for Defence Procurement Chris Maughan, managing consultant at Decision Analysis Services Ltd, examines the two key procurement processes employed by the Ministry of Defence and highlights lessons to be learned from the success of the LPPV rapid procurement
Chris Maughan
Bandits and Thieves - Sovereign Wealth Recovery as a Critical Defence Capability RUSI’s Dr John Louth makes the case that returning stolen assets to sovereign nations is a vital element of stability building and should receive greater government support
John Louth
German Defence Exports in Perspective Dr Henrik Heidenkamp assesses recent developments in German defence exports and examines how they impact on the country’s foreign, security and defence policies
Henrik Heidenkamp
Whatever Happened to Medium-Weight Forces? Colonel Peter Flach MBE (Retd) explains why air-transportable, medium-weight armoured vehicles have become such a vital component in current operations
Peter Flach
UK AFV and PPV Procurement Using Urgent Operational Requirements Peter D Antill, Jeremy CD Smith and David M Moore explain how the Ministry of Defence devised urgent solutions to give better protection to personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan
Peter D Antill, Jeremy CD Smith and David M Moore
Protected Mobility and Vehicle Modernisation: Keeping up with Evolving Threats Serge Buchakjian of Oshkosh Defense highlights the role that the company’s vehicle technology is playing in helping to protect troops travelling on the ground
Serge Buchakjian
The Talisman System-of-Systems Approach to Route Proving and Clearance Amyas Godfrey and Paul Wathen review the Thales Talisman counter-improvised explosive device suite of systems
Amyas Godfrey and Paul Wathen
People Protection Chief Inspector Kenneth Pennington, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, explains why people and their safety are an important part of the Critical National Infrastructure debate
Kenneth Pennington
Bowman Comes of Age Giles Ebbutt explores the history of the Bowman tactical C4I system, its positive impact on British military capability and the root causes for some of the criticism that it has received
Giles Ebbutt
Securing the Fifth Environment: The RAF and the Importance of Cyber RUSI’s Elizabeth Quintana examines the development of cyber-capabilities within the Royal Air Force and looks at some of the high-tech threats that the service may face
Elizabeth Quintana
UAVs and the Counter-IED Campaign Avnish Patel, military sciences project manager at RUSI, assesses a selection of the latest unmanned aerial vehicle counter-improvised explosive device technology
Avnish Patel
Danger from Below Dr Lee Willett, RUSI’s head of maritime studies, considers whether the Royal Navy is in danger of relinquishing its global leadership status in the art of Anti-Submarine Warfare
Lee Willett
The 'Baggers' - Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne and Surveillance and Control Helicopters Simon Michell reveals the utility of the Sea King Mk 7 helicopter and highlights the crucial contribution that it has made in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya
Simon Michell
RUSI Leads the Way on Ballistic Missile Defence Captain George V Galdorisi, USN (Retd) reviews RUSI’s 12th annual Missile Defence Conference and highlights some of the most pressing international ballistic missile threats
George V Galdorisi
Better Submarine In-Service Support Martin Burns, submarine engineering support manager at Babcock, looks at the latest developments in the joint Ministry of Defence/industry approach to submarine support
Martin Burns
Electric Dragons - Airborne Electronic Warfare Capabilities in China Robert Hewson reveals some of the results of the vast resources dedicated to military electronics in China
Robert Hewson
IBCS – Integrating Air and Missile Defence Systems How Northrop Grumman met the challenge of developing a common battle command system to enhance the US Army’s integrated air and missile defence capability
Northrop Grumman
Delivering Sustainable Air Power Group Captain Maurice Dixon, from the Royal Air Force, explains the steps being taken to ensure that the service is playing its part in achieving a smaller carbon footprint
Maurice Dixon
Cyber Security Conference Update A review of last November’s RUSI event, which brought together leaders in cyber-crime prevention
Simon Michell
Interview: Leading the Guardians of the Royal Air Force's Military Soul Simon Michell talks to the former Commandant General of the Royal Air Force Regiment, Air Commodore Russell La Forte CBE, to discover the nature of the corps’ work
The RAF Regiment – More Than the Sum of its Parts The Royal Air Force Regiment provides much more than its unique perimeter-patrolling capability for NATO and coalition partners, also offering vital capabilities to UK Defence and the civilian authorities
 
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