RUSI Defence Systems

Issue: Mar 2005, Vol. 7, No. 3

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EDITORIAL NOTES In this issue...
Bill Kincaid

The RDS Interview – General Sir Michael Walker UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff gives his views on the optimum split between ‘boots on the ground’ and high-tech equipment, interoperability with allies and the top equipment priorities today.

contention@rusi.org – The Transatlantic Gap: Heading for a Precipice? Former Secretary General of NATO, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, castigates Europeans for having a ‘largely useless set of land forces’. Five other experts from either side of the Atlantic examine the problem of the transatlantic gap.

contention@rusi.org – The Future of the UK Defence Industry Debate from the previous issue.

Command and NEC: Network-Enabled Battle Command Distinguishing between the art and science of warfare: despite the ‘gizmos’ available, command of soldiers remains an affair of the heart.
Lieutenant General William Wallace, Commander US Combined Ar

Command and NEC: Command at Sea Maritime operations today and whether NEC fundamentally change the way command is exercised at sea.
Rear Admiral Charles Style, Commander, NATO Response Force M

Command and NEC: Command in the Networked Era A look at the key challenges that are posed by the introduction of NEC.
Brigadier Nigel Jackson, Director CBM, UK MoD

Command and NEC: Don’t blame it on the Network The benefits and disadvantages that NEC brings to the commander in the field.
David Lynam, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd

Command and NEC: Ned Ludd Encounters NEC The slow progress and lack of leadership in the UK’s NEC programme.
Major General Robert Baxter, UK’s Director General Developme

Command and NEC: JETTS and its Command Implications How JETTS will provide a target engagement capability matched to the dynamics of today’s battlefield.
George McFarlane, Raytheon Systems Ltd

Command and Control in the Information Age: Evolution or Revolution? The problems that confront commanders with the introduction of NEC.
Professor Christopher Elliott, General Dynamics UK Ltd

Helicopters: A versatile Weapon System for the Expeditionary Era The issues surrounding the introduction into UK service of the Apache helicopter.
Brigadier Gary Coward, DEC Air and Littoral Manoeuvre, UK Mo

Helicopters: A More Modular, Capable Force for the Future Transformation in the US Army Aviation forces
Brigadier General E. J. Sinclair, Commander US Army Aviation

Helicopters: A Procurement Dilemma The shortfall in UK helicopter lift and its solution.
Paul Beaver, Former Editor of Defence Helicopter World

Helicopters: DARPA’s Advanced Rotorcraft Programmes Three revolutionary new rotorcraft concepts under development at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Dr Arthur Morrish, Director Tactical Technology Office, DARP

Military Operations Today: Stabilisation and Reconstruction Operations The Italian Army’s view of force planning, training and equipment needed for success in post conflict operations.
Lieutenant General Giulio Fraticelli, Chief of Staff of the

Military Operations Today: Spears and Ploughshares in Iraq The equipment implications of operations today and in the future.
Col. Peter Mansoor, Commander 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Div

The Dismounted Soldier: Managing FIST The challenges in managing the UK’s Future Integrated Soldier Technology programme.
Colonel Simon Deakin, Recently Leader of the Dismounted Clos

The Dismounted Soldier: A Vision of 2020 What the dismounted soldier will require to accomplish his mission in 2020.
Dr Derek Barnes, Managing Director Future Systems, QinetiQ

The Dismounted Soldier: Advanced Situational Awareness Advances in audio technology, based on human perception studies, which can help the soldier on the battlefield.
Graeme Huon, Huon Labs Pty, Australia

The Dismounted Soldier: Non-Lethal – Worse than Lethal? A look at the potential of non-lethal weapons and why authorities are reluctant to use them.
Peter Almond, UK Defence Analyst

The Dismounted Soldier: Trialling FIST The reduction in programme risk through trials and conclusions on what is needed for dismounted soldiers and commanders.
Paul Wathen, Thales UK

The Dismounted Soldier: An Heretical View The performance of the soldier is not just a function of equipment.
William Owen, UK Defence Analyst

Maritime: High-Speed Vessel Technology The advantages of high-speed vessels for strategic sealift and why they will increasingly prominent assets for defence forces.
James Bennett, Technical Manager, Austal

Maritime: Naval Shipbuilding for the 21st Century The acquisition issues raised by the UK’s largest naval shipbuilding programme since World War Two.
David Bowles, Managing Director, Northern Defence Industries

Maritime: The Next Grand Fleet A resource-constrained perspective on naval acquisition challenges and the questions that must be answered.
Dr Jeffrey Bradford, Babcock International

REVIEWS ON ARMOR by Bruce I. Gudmundsson; BRITISH WEAPONS ACQUISITION POLICY AND THE FUTILITY OF REFORM by Warren A. Chin;