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Defence Futures

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Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
AbbreviationDCDC
Formation1998
TypeThink tank
Location
Director
Air Vice-Marshal John Monahan
WebsiteOfficial website

The Defence Futures, formerly Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) is the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence's (MOD's) think tank.

History

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The DCDC, originally called the Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre (JDCC), was established as a result of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review. The UK recognised that it needed to have a clearer long-term vision of the way in which it expected it forces and their methods of operation to develop.[1]

Programme SOLARIUM – Strategic Command’s transformation programme – launched the new Integration Design Authority (IDA) on 1 July 2024. Due to this transformation the DCDC has evolved into a new organisation – Defence Futures, part of the IDA.[2]

Structure

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The DCDC is headed by a two-star officer, located at Shrivenham and is under the UK's Strategic Command but reports to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) who sets its priorities and outputs.[3]

Outputs

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DCDC produces many publications relating to the future global environment. It also has a Doctrine Team responsible for writing and maintaining a range of joint operational level UK and NATO doctrine publications, and Strategy, Analysis and Research and Legal Teams such as the Global Strategic Trends Programme.[4]

Directors

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The list of Directors of the JDCC and DCDC have been:[5]

Director JDCC

Director DCDC

References

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  1. ^ "The background to the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". gov.uk. UK Ministry of Defence. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024. Following the launch of Strategic Command's Integration Design Authority on 1 July 2024, the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) has evolved into a new organisation – Defence Futures.
  3. ^ "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: the MOD's independent think tank" (PDF). British Ministry of Defence. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Mackie, Colin (15 December 2019). "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 62985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 April 2020. p. 8110.
  8. ^ "No. 63875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 2022. p. 21746.
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