The Role of Dissimilar Rearmament in Allied Deterrence

Long-range Peklo (Hell) missile drones on display during the handover of the first batch to defence forces on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, 6 December 2025. Courtesy of Ukrinform / Alamy Stock Photo

This Whitehall Paper discusses how dissimilar rearmament might be leveraged as an organising principle connecting industry and the armed forces across the physical, conceptual and moral components of fighting power.

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Topics

• Defence Strategy and Organisation
• Defence Management and Economics
• Defence Acquisition and Industrial Strategy

Research Groups

• Military Sciences

EDITED BY

Dr Sidharth Kaushal

Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power

Military Sciences

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Paul O’Neill CBE

RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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