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The DCDC, originally called the Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre (JDCC), was established as a result of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review. The UK recognised that it needed to have a clearer long-term vision of the way in which it expected it forces and their methods of operation to develop. [1]
Combat Estimate. The Combat Estimate, also known as the Seven Questions is a sequence of questions used by military commanders, usually in contact with the enemy, to plan their response, such as a platoon attack. [1][2] It provides a means for formulating a plan that meets the exigencies of battle, even in very difficult circumstances.
The Future Commando Force (FCF) is an in-progress (as of February 2022) modernisation programme and transformation of the role and operations of the Royal Marines. [1] [2] [3] The FCF essentially retasks 40 Commando and 45 Commando with forming two Littoral Response Groups (LRGs) which will be permanently deployed, [4] though other units from 3 Commando Brigade are also included in the ...
The UK government 's second National Security Strategy was published in October 2010 under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government. It was titled "A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty". [3] It outlines threats facing the United Kingdom, and defences against these threats. It emphasised the risks posed by terrorism, cyberwarfare ...
The Future Character of Conflict was a study produced by the UK Ministry of Defence 's Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC). It was undertaken alongside the Centre's Global Strategic Trends Programme. [citation needed] The report details global trends that indicate increasing instability and growing opportunity for confrontation and ...
The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, [1] including the British Armed Forces. The Committee's remit does not generally review ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
The UK is committed to improving its F-35Bs to Block 4 standard, however, the actual number of improved jets is yet to be known. [13] [14] In April 2022, the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Richard Knighton, told the House of Commons Defence Select Committee that the MoD was in discussions to purchase a second tranche of 26 F-35B ...