WORLD DEFENCE SYSTEMS Procurement Edition A Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies Publication Edited by Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB, FRAeS - Director of RUSI

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Foreword by Baroness Symons, Minister for Defence Procurement Globalisation: creating a new transatlantic competitive model The Honorable Jacques S Gansler, Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, US Department of Defense Globalisation is a business imperative John Weston, Chief Executive, BAE Systems

FOREWORD

• Baroness Symons
  UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement

INTRODUCTION

• Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB, FRAes
  Director, RUSI

MY JOB

• Jean Yves Helmer
  Délégué Général pour l'Armement, French Ministry of Defence

THE GLOBALISATION OF DEFENCE INDUSTRIES

• Globalisation: creating a new transatlantic competitive model
  The Honorable Jacques S Gansler
  Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, US Department of Defense
• Globalisation is a business imperative
  John Weston
  Chief Executive, BAE Systems
• A European perspective to the consolidation and globalisation of defence industries
  Dr Thomas Enders
  Head of Defence and Civil Systems, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS)
• Globalisation: a view from inside a European company in Britain
  John Howe
  Director, Thales Plc
• About the consolidation of the European defence industries
  Jean Paul Béchat
  Président Directeur Général, SNECMA
• Globalisation, the Revolution in Military Affairs and the future of air systems
  Professor Keith Hayward
  Head of Economic and Political Affairs,  Society of British Aerospace Companies, Associate Fellow, RUSI
• The future of European armaments co-operation
  Grant Morris
  Formerly Head, International Relations Group at the Defence Procurement Agency, Abbey Wood

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR DEFENCE APPLICATIONS

• Technology trends in the twenty-first century
  Professor Sir Keith O'Nions
  Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence
• Strategic technologies and the National Research Base
  Sir John Chisholm and Dr Adrian Mears
  DERA
• New technology in naval marine propulsion systems
  Julia King
  Director, Engineering Technology - Marine Rolls-Royce plc
• Technology development and technologies contribution to cost effective solutions
  Tom H Graham
  Senior Naval Architect, Vosper Thorneycroft (UK) Ltd

CAPABILITIES AND SYSTEMS IN THE MARITIME CONTRIBUTION TO JOINT OPERATIONS

• What key capabilities are provided by the maritime component during Joint Operations?
  Vice Admiral Sir Ian Garnett
  Chief of Joint Operations,  Permanent Joint Headquarters
• Military coercion and maritime power
  Captain Steven Jermy
  Royal Navy
• The SSN contribution to Joint Operations
  Rear Admiral Rob Stevens
  Flag Officer, Submarines
• The UK's part in international submarine rescue
  John Drabble
  Submarine Rescue Project Manager,  Global Marine Systems Ltd
• The future carrier (CVF): current and future partnerships
  Ali Baghaei
  Integrated Project Team Leader CV(F) and Commander T A Cunningham, Royal Navy,  Requirements Section Leader, CV(F) IPT
• Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) - affordable expeditionary air power
  Major General Michael A Hough
  Director of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Programme,  Arlington, Virginia
• 'Old Dogs - New Tricks' - HMS Fearless after 36 years' service
  Captain Chris Parry
  Royal Navy, Commanding Officer HMS Fearless
• Minehunting - understanding the operating environment: the increasing importance of mine countermeasures
  Derek Hayward
  Business Development Manager, Thomson Marconi Sonar Ltd
• Mine countermeasures for the Maritime Task Force
  John Wickenden
  Technical Manager, DERA Bincleaves, Weymouth, UK

C4ISTAR

• Developments and challenges for UK ISTAR programmes
  Commodore Peter Eberle
  Royal Navy, Director Equipment Capability  (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance), Ministry of Defence
• The need for an information age capability
  Brigadier David Lynham
  Director Equipment Capability (Command, Control and  Information Infrastructure)
• C4ISTAR: what's new in space related systems? A European vision from Astrium
  Didier de la Simone
  Military Adviser, Astrium, Vélizy, Paris and  Hervé Legal, Military Adviser, Astrium, Toulouse
• The path forward for NATO and EU defence capabilities: information dominance and precision strike
  Ralph D Crosby Jr
  President Integrated Systems Sector,  Northrop Grumman Corporation

STRATEGIC AIR AND SEA LIFT

• The development of UK capability management for strategic air and sea lift
  Captain M B Alabaster
  Royal Navy, Director Equipment Capability (Deploy,  Sustain and Recover)
• A400M : Ready for launch
  Alberto Fernández
  Head of the Military Transport Aircraft Division EADS
• An approach to air mobility investment decisions
  Robert M Hunter
  Operational Concepts Analyst, The Boeing Company and Larry Whitley Sr, Director of Communications,  The Boeing Company
• Sealift - The role of the UK Merchant Navy
  Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan
  Director General, The Chamber of Shipping, UK
• Strategic lift : the renaissance of the airship
  Anthony D Harris
  Advanced Technologies Group

E-BUSINESS

• E-business in defence - thinking and acting anew
  Major General A J Raper
  Chief Executive, Defence Communication Services Agency
• E-business - Lessons from the past
  Jeremy Monroe
  Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• The challenges of E-business
  Keith Baldwin
  Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• E-defence - changing MoD into a real E-business
  Robert Axton
  Defence Practice Lead Principal, IBM UK Ltd
• A System perspective for E-business
  Linda Carter
  Senior System/Software Engineering Manager,  Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, NY

REGIONAL DEFENCE EXPORT MARKETS

• The dynamics of the defence export market
  Tony Pawson
  Director General of the Defence Export Services Organisation, Ministry of Defence
• A strategic approach to selling in defence export markets
  Tim Jones
  Executive Vice President Customer Business,  Rolls-Royce plc
• Partnerships in defence -the Asian angle
  Rear Admiral Richard Lim
  Deputy Secretary (Technology),  Singapore Ministry of Defence

 

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