New Conventional Weapons and Western Defence

by Ian Bellany, Tim Huxley

Overview

Giving an overview of research and development in weaponry in the maritime and aviation sphere as well as land-based technology, this study looks forward to the effects of emerging innovations on defence policy-making.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135177737
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Bellany, Ian; Huxley, Tim

Table of Contents

Military R&D and the civilian sector, Ian Bellany; technical innovation in the UK defence sector - three companies observed, Roger Hutton; problems for UK military R&D, Philip Gummett; weapons procurement -domestic production versus imports, Ron Smith, Jacques Fontanel; mew military technology and the northern and southern regions of NATO, Bruce George M.P., J. Arnold-Foster; new weapons technology and the defence policy of the British Labour Party, Dan Keohane; new conventional technology - the maritime sphere, John Pay; military aviation in the 21st century, M. van de Veen; airland battle and the application of new technology, Michael Clarke; the nuclear threshold in Europe and emerging technologies, Phil Williams; emerging technology - no conventional wisdom? Tim Huxley.