Ministry of Defence: Strategic Capabilities

House of Lords written question – answered at on 6 July 2005.

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Photo of Lord Drayson Lord Drayson Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)

The capabilities that the Ministry of Defence will seek to develop in the next decade are set out in Delivering Security in a Changing World, Future Capabilities (Cm 6269).

The future capabilities paper sets out the changes that we will make to both force structures and capabilities to ensure that our Armed Forces are best placed to meet the operational requirements of the 21st century.

The capabilities that we will acquire or further develop include: network enabled capability (enabling the Armed Forces to respond quickly and decisively in a co-ordinated fashion, allowing the same military effect to be achieved with less), new aircraft carriers (improving our Army's ability to project power from the sea), a medium-weight land forces capability based on the future rapid effects system (improving our deployability, agility and flexibility), the Typhoon and Joint Combat Aircraft (able to deliver world-class offensive and defensive air capabilities) as well as C-17 and A400M air transport aircraft (providing enhanced tactical and strategic airlift to all three services).

The capabilities are already being implemented and will continue to be, over the coming months and years.

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