RUSI Defence Systems

Issue: Mar 2006, Vol. 8, No. 3

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Editorial Notes The UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published just before Christmas, is rather more substantial than many had anticipated. Two major themes emerge. One is the plans for extensive partnering with industry, particularly in support and upgrade of in-service equipment. The second major theme is the retention of necessary skills in the onshore defence industry.
Bill Kincaid

The RDS Military Interview: General Ray Henault Ray Henault took up the Chairmanship of NATO’s Military Committee in July 2005. Prior to that he was Canada’s Chief of Defence. Bill Kincaid spoke with him in Brussels on 22 November 2005.

The RDS Industrial Interview: Andy Green Andy Green has been CEO of BT Global Services,which provides networked IT services to multi-site organisations globally, since November 2001 and during that time has driven the transformation of the division into a sharply focused operation meeting the complex commitments and IT needs of major corporate customers across the world. Bill Kincaid spoke to him in London in October 2005.

contention@rusi.org - Decline and Fall of Defence Research This section is aimed at stimulating debate on a subject of wide interest. This time, we examine the inexorable rise of defence equipment costs in real terms, which will inevitably make our equipment programme clearly unaffordable in the near future.

contention@rusi.org - The Debate: Legality of Nuclear Deterrence With contributions from Steven Haines and Robert Green.

Interdependence and Coalition Operations Michael Moseley is Chief of Staff of the US Air Force. Here he emphasises three keys to improving performance of coalition aircomponent operations.
Michael Moseley

The French Air Force: European Integration Factors Richard Wolsztynski is Chief of the Air Staff in France. In this article, he describes French moves toward integration of European air forces in a number of areas including training, command and control and coordination of assets and equipment, while retaining the ability to operate independently when necessary.
Richard Wolsztynski

Delivering Adaptability In Air Systems Jock Stirrup is UK’s Chief of the Air Staff and has been selected to be the next Chief of the Defence Staff. In this article he proposes a two-level design process for the procurement of new equipment to achieve the adaptability that is needed, not only to respond rapidly to new challenges, but also to take advantage of innovative technologies.
Jock Stirrup

The Royal Australian Air Force: The Shape Of Things To Come Geoffrey Shephard is Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force. Here, he outlines the role and capability of his force and how it will be transformed to maintain its potency in the future.
Geoffrey Shephard

Transforming the Luftwaffe's Capabilities for the Challenges of the 21st Century Friedrich Wilhelm Ploeger is the Commander of the 2nd Air Division of the German Air Force. He describes the major projects on which the transformation of the German Air Force is based.
Friedrich Wilhelm Ploeger

The Korean Air Force: Strategy for the 21st Century Myeong Chin Cho is Director of East Asian Division in ADIA Consultancy GmbH, Berlin, Germany and is the author of Balance of Air Power in East Asia, Restructuring of Korea’s Defence Aerospace Industry, and EU’s Enlargement and Its Impact on Defence Industries.
Myeong Chin Cho

Air Power Technology for the Future Frank Cappuccio is Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. He discusses likely technological advances in air systems design and looks at industry’s role in fusing together new technologies.
Frank Cappuccio

Gripen for NATO: Operational with the Czech Air Force Anne Lewis-Olsson is the Communications Director Czech Republic at Gripen International. Here she describes the successful and speedy introduction of Gripen aircraft into the Czech Air Force and their immediate readiness for NATO air defence.
Anne Lewis-Olsson

Delivering The Win/Win Situation: An Industrial Perspective Ian King is the Managing Director of Customer Solutions and Support at BAE Systems. In this article, he describes how a partnership between the UK’s Defence Logistics Organisation and BAE Systems is improving aircraft support and upgrades, while reducing costs.
Ian King

MoD and Industry: Changing the Mind-set Jeremy Blackham was UK President of EADS until late in 2005. Previously he had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy and the MoD, where his final post was as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) in the rank of Vice Admiral. In this article, he makes use of his substantial service on both sides of the MoD-industry divide to point out the problems that face each, and explores the changes still required seven years after the launch of Smart Acquisition and the mind-sets that need altering.
Jeremy Blackham

Thinking Smart, Acting Smart: Some Reflections on Project Delivery Stephen Bungay is a Director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre. A former Vice President of The Boston Consulting Group, he is the author of The Most Dangerous Enemy. He is currently working on a book on the value of mission command in business. In this article, he identifies four barriers to successful execution of business strategy and how they may be responsible for the patchy implementation of Smart Acquisition.
Stephen Bungay

Tailoring Acquisition to Meet Information Technology Demands Marilyn Quagliotti is Vice-Director of the US Defense Information Systems Agency, an organisation of more than 8000 military and civilian personnel responsible for planning, developing and providing interoperable, global net-centric solutions to serve the needs of the Department of Defense. In this article, she identifies the problems of introducing advanced technology into projects under a slow and deliberate acquisition system, and looks at possible solutions.
Marilyn Quagliotti

Building Upon Innovation in the United States Air Force Mark Lewis is Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force. He describes how the USAF continues to seek innovation in the procurement of new systems, despite the temptations to mortgage the future by focusing on immediate needs in the face of budget realities.
Mark Lewis

Autonomy and Innovation: Necessity or Marriage of Convenience? Simon Jewell is the Strategic Business Development Director for BAE Systems and is the Chairman of the Systems Engineering for Autonomous Systems Defence Technology Centre and Chairman of the ASTRAEA Steering Board. In his article he discusses the role of innovation in autonomy (as applicable to unmanned vehicles), and defines autonomy as the condition of something that does not depend on anything else.
Simon Jewell

Defence Innovation: Internal and External Factors David Diamond is a research analyst for the International Programs Group of LMI, a not-for-profit government consulting firm in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He is also an officer in the US Navy Reserve, supporting the US Office of Naval Research. This article stems from his experience in the defence industry and his ongoing PhD research in Technology, Science and Innovation Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
David Diamond

From Traditional Peacekeeping to Stabilisation and Reconstruction Operations Juhani Kaskeala is Finland’s Chief of Defence. Here he describes the changes in the operations that Finnish armed forces have undertaken since the end of the Cold War, their specialities and the lessons learned from deployments in the Balkans and Afghanistan.
Juhani Kaskeala

Balancing Landpower: The Italian Army Point of View Giuseppe Valotto is the Commander, KFOR in Kosovo from September 2005 to September 2006. In this article, he looks at lessons learned from recent operations by the Italian Army, and the necessary balance of forces required in the short, medium and long terms.
Giuseppe Valotto

Urban Warfare In Crisis Response Operations Gian Marco Chiarini, who commanded the Italian 132 Ariete Armoured Brigade in Nasiriyah in Iraq, discusses some hard-learned lessons from his brigade’s operations in Iraq.
Gian Marco Chiarini

Urban Operations: A Land Environment Perspective Rob Weighill was Assistant Director Land Warfare Concepts in the Directorate of Land Warfare in UK MoD until December 2005. Here he examines the capability needed to conduct operations successfully, and the equipment required to do so.
Rob Weighill

Challenges and Implications of Urban Operations: A German Army Perspective Wolfgang Korte is the Commander of the German Army’s Training Doctrine and Development Command. In 2002/03 he served as Deputy Commander Operations at KFOR HQ in Pristina, Kosovo. In this article he discusses the capability requirements for operating in urban areas.
Wolfgang Korte

Books and Reports Reviewed: Beeson, The E-Bomb; Atkinson and Moffat, The Agile Organization; Page, Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs. Reports: UK MoD, The Defence Industrial Strategy; UK NAO, Major Projects Report 2005.