Nov 2011, Vol. 14, No. 2
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Issue: Nov 2011, Vol. 14, No. 2
Editorial: Supporting the Front Line
The Next UK Defence Review Must Do Better How might the SDSR be remedied?
David Kirkpatrick
Transforming Defence The director general of Transformation and Corporate Strategy sets out the aims and schedule of one of the most radical programmes ever attempted
Jonathan Slater
Ministry of Defence Support to Defence Exports The minister for international security strategy outlines the coalition government’s latest work to help cut the deficit through its support to increased defence exports
Gerald Howarth
Acquisition Reform: What is Core to Being an Intelligent Customer? Identifying core activities and then allocating them to the best suited supplier offers significant efficiency gains
John McGlynn
DE&S: Supporting the Front Line The minister for defence, equipment support and technology explains the role and achievements of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation
Peter Luff
D is for Data Improved data management could cure a host of ills - if only there was better data integrity
Roland McTeague
Leadership, Industrial Licence and Logistics: The Search for Some New Thinking A continued failure in European military logistic capabilities could lead to the break-up of the Atlantic Alliance
John Louth
Blue Overalls on the Front Line: Contractor Support to Operations Examining the front-line contractor industry, and its future steps
Henrik Heidenkamp
Assessing UK Battlefield Logistics Capability: Lessons and Future Requirements for the Land Component The 'support network’ concept offers a new alternative to traditional, linear supply chain infrastructure
Mark Phillips
Transforming Logistic Information Systems The partnership between the UK Ministry of Defence and industry is transforming the ability to manage logistic information
The Logistic Network Enabled Capability Team
Total Support Force: Achieving Greater Benefits in the Land Environment? The Total Support Force concept could lead to a more efficient, better-value UK defence capability.
Nick Burton
The Airbus Military A400M An update on development of the Airbus A400M, intended to plug the hole in NATO's tactical/strategic airborne transport capability
Avnish Patel
The Royal Air Force Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft Assessing the impact of the FSTA Voyager tanker's entry into service
Simon Michell
Progress on Precision Airdrop A look at some of the latest precision airdrop systems on the market
Thomas Withington
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Adding Value to UK Defence An investigation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's growing importance to a range of UK policing, aid and defence tasks
Lee Willett
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Delivering Maritime Operational Support The Royal Fleet Auxiliary's role in naval logisitics is far more than delivering bullets, beans and bunker oil to the maritime front-line
Simon Michell
Energy over the Beach A discussion of initiatives to reduce the energy used in expeditionary military exercises
George V Galdorisi and Amanda George
Maintaining the Strategic Deterrent: Managing the Transition Period to Trident Renewal What is the planning required to ensure successful transition from the Vanguard class to the successor SSBN?
Hamish Fowler
The Use of Contractors on Deployed Operations (CONDO) in the Age of Austerity Dr David M Moore and Peter D Antill from Cranfield University highlight the issues surrounding the increased use of contractors on the front line
Dr David M Moore and Peter D Antill
The Invisibility Cloak A look at the very latest electronic camouflage, BAE's Adaptiv stealth system
Simon Michell
The US Mobile Landing Platform and T-Craft: Connecting the Sea with the Shore The latest concepts in the development of future seabases and sea-to-shore connectors
Edward Lundquist
The United Kingdom's PowerFOB The MoD has engaged with the renewable energy industry over the supply of energy to the front line
Maurice Dixon
Delivering Materiel and Manpower to the Front Line A look at the challenges that face the Joint Support Chain in current operations
Simon Michell
Barbarous Philosophers A review of Christopher Coker's reflections on the nature of war over 2,600 years - from Heraclitus to Heisenberg.
Michael Codner
‘Punchbag MoD’ Recent criticism of the Ministry of Defence’s ability to control the cost of its Equipment Programme may be unfair and misleading
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