CIAO DATE: 11/2011
Volume: 8, Issue: 2
May 2011
Trends in the military research and development strategy of the UK from 1997 to 201 (PDF)
Joachim Burbiel
The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of issues, trends and changes in British military research and development, with an emphasis on the time of the last Labour government (1997 to 2010). The analysis is focussed on doctrinal documents issued by government institutions. Tensions in British defence matters are highlighted by documenting responses to these documents from parliamentary bodies and a wider public