dgs finance & strategy strategic force development – the route to the next sdsr will jones, ah...
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DGs Finance & Strategy
Strategic Force Development –the route to the next SDSR
Will Jones, AH Strat Man (OA)
ISMOR
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Affordability
Force Development
Capability
Policy
Force Development
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Lessons Learned over SDSR
Limited buy-in from seniors• Visibility
• Credibility
Policy compliant• Resource informed
Connection to MOD battle-rhythm(s)• Annual finance processes
• New capability decisions
• 5 year SDSR cycle
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National Security Strategy
Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR)
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Force Development - Future
Force Testing
Capability Delivery
2020 ScenariosEvolved thoughStrat Trends
Force Driving
Future Force2020
Current Opsand SelectedContingencies
Interim Force2015
Directed Force2010
Capability Effects
New Scenarios‘Conceptual Environments’
Future Charact
er of Conflict
2030
Capability Questions
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2011 20202015
FFD
2025 2031
SFD – POLICY TO CAPABILITY
CFD
FFD (FWD)
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Future Force Development
4 per year Focussed at +10 year point Blue force pool 2020-2025 Multiple COAs Resource aware Detailed evidence for the rest of MOD Concurrency
What are the implications of our policy?
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Future Force Development (Forward)
4 per year Follow from FFD Focussed at +10 year point Blue force pool 2020-2025 Multiple COAs Resource aware Detailed evidence for the rest of MOD Concurrency
What are the implications of changing our policy?
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Conceptual Force Development
2 events per year Focussed around 2030 Broader “conceptual futures” Informing R&D and Capability Headmarks• Implications of where Defence may go
What may we be asked to face in the future?
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Battle Rhythm
Annual• 4 FFD
• 4 FFD(F)
• 2 CFD
5 year cycle• Year 3 – Joint and Single Environment Operating Concepts
• Years 3 and 4 – Global Strategic Trends
• Year 4 – FCOC
• Year 5 – SDSR
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Lessons Learned over SDSR
Limited buy-in from seniors• Visibility
• Credibility
Policy compliant• Resource informed
Connection to MOD battle-rhythm(s)• Annual finance processes
• New capability decisions
• 5 year SDSR cycle
DGs Finance & Strategy