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RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2010
As the United Kingdom (UK) moves from the Green Paper, through a General Election and to a future defence and security ...
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Analysis: 'Cats and Traps': Launching the Carrier Debate in the Right Direction?
27 Apr 2012 by Dr Lee WillettMedia debate on the UK's carrier programme is focusing on the jets, rather than the ships they land on. Central to this discussion is 'cats and traps', the launch and recovery system, which drives the choice of aircraft. Critics who say that this will cost too much overlook the long-term strategic value it will add.
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Analysis: Of Jets and Carriers... Again
27 Apr 2012 As the UK government grapples with whether or not to carry out a U-turn over which variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), chiefly because of issues surrounding carrier conversion costs, there are broader issues beyond technical and financial ones, and some echoes from the past.
Aerospace Maritime Forces Defence Policy UK Europe
RUSI Defence Systems: Better Submarine In-Service Support
29 Mar 2012
Martin Burns, submarine engineering support manager at Babcock, looks at the latest developments in the joint Ministry of Defence/industry approach to submarine supportMaritime Forces Defence Management
Martin Burns, submarine engineering support manager at Babcock, looks at the latest developments in the joint Ministry of Defence/industry approach to submarine support
Maritime Forces Defence Management
RUSI Defence Systems: The 'Baggers' - Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne and Surveillance and Control Helicopters
29 Mar 2012 by Simon Michell
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 LibyaAerospace Maritime Forces
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
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RUSI Defence Systems: Danger from Below
29 Mar 2012 by Dr Lee Willett
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 WarfareMaritime Forces UK Europe
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
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Analysis: Tackling Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
6 Jan 2012 Lizz Pearson speaks with analyst Dominick Donald who recently wrote in the RUSI Journal analysing the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia.
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RUSI Journal: An Unmanned Future for Naval Aviation: UAV Carriers
9 Dec 2011 Would remotely piloted capabilities offer a solution to the pressures placed on the UK defence budget by austerity and inflation?
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RUSI Journal: Debunking the Piracy Myth: How Illegal Fishing Really Interacts with Piracy in East Africa
9 Dec 2011 Did Somali piracy develop in an attempt to counter illegal fishing or is it simply a quest for profit?
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RUSI Journal: Pirates and Power Politics: Naval Presence and Grand Strategy in the Horn of Africa
9 Dec 2011 by Dr Lee WillettCounter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region
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RUSI Journal: Sanctuary, Shipowners and Paying Ransoms: Refocusing Counter-piracy Policy in an Era of Austerity
9 Dec 2011 The international community can contain piracy in the short-term by denying the pirates sanctuary, engaging shipowners and avoiding the temptation to ban ransoms
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