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| Abbreviation | DCDC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | Think tank |
| Location | |
| Director | Air Vice-Marshal John Monahan |
| Website | Official 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
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.
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.
Structure
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.
Outputs
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.
Directors
The list of Directors of the JDCC and DCDC have been:
Director JDCC
- Major-General Anthony Milton 1999-2002
- Air Vice-Marshal Iain McNicoll 2002-2005
- Rear Admiral Christopher Parr 2005-2008 (JDCC became DCDC around 2006)
Director DCDC
- Major-General Paul Newton 2008-2010
- Air Vice-Marshal M. Paul Colley 2010-2012
- Major-General Andrew Sharpe 2012-2013
- Rear Admiral Paul Bennett 2013-2013
- Rear Admiral John Kingwell 2013-2016
- Major General Gerald I. Mitchell 2016-2020
- Major-General Darrell Amison 2020–2022.
- Air Vice-Marshal John Monahan 2022–2024
- Air Vice-Marshal Mark K. Ridgway 2024–presentv
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: the MOD's independent think tank" (PDF). British Ministry of Defence. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Mackie, Colin (15 December 2019). "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "No. 62985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 April 2020. p. 8110.
- "No. 63875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 2022. p. 21746.
- "No. 64552". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2024. p. 21544.
External links
- Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
- Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre Archived Website
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