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Recommendation 15
15
Paragraph: 105
The Integrated Review is an opportunity for the Ministry of Defence to explain how our...
Conclusion
The Integrated Review is an opportunity for the Ministry of Defence to explain how our Armed Forces will fight in the future. It is promising that work is underway to develop new operating concepts but it is vitally important that this work is communicated to wider Government stakeholders involved in the Review before its completion. As demonstrated by COVID-19, our Armed Forces are required to fulfil a diverse range of domestic and international tasks. Their concept of operations must realistically reflect what commitments are possible with the resources and capabilities available. These concepts should inform capability and funding decisions made as part of the Review and, given their significance, one key output of the Review should be to formally record these new operating concepts in doctrine.
Paragraph Reference:
105
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Integrated Operating Concept 2025, launched by the Secretary of State for Defence and Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 September 2020, sets out a new approach to the utility of armed force in an era of persistent competition. It represents a significant change in UK military thought and demands transformation in military capability. It highlights both the ‘ways’ that Defence will operate out to 2030 and the ‘means’ required for a modernised force for the 2030s. It builds on the Future Force Concept published in 2017 that provided the principal Defence-level guidance and coherence for all future force development. This concept is being used to inform Defence’s contribution to the Integrated Review, including the capability and resources required.