Strategic Defence Review and spending plans for the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy will become a ‘hybrid navy’ with uncrewed vessels operating alongside traditional warships. What does this mean and how will it be funded?
Documents to download
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Strategic Defence and Security Review (223KB PDF)
That Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was announced shortly after the new Coalition Government took office in May 2010. As the SDSR is ongoing, it is difficult to conclude with any certainty what its final recommendations may be. Therefore, this note seeks to ‘set the scene’ by providing an outline of what proposals have been highlighted by the new Government thus far and a list of suggested reading material for relevant commentary.
Documents to download
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Strategic Defence and Security Review (223KB PDF)
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What is the Joint Expeditionary Force?
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The new US–Denmark–Greenland agreement
The US, Denmark, and Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark), have signed a new agreement on the defence of Greenland. It expands the US’s military presence in Greenland and gives it a greater role in the island's security.