International Relations and Defence Committee
Ukraine: a wake-up call
1st Report of Session 2023-24 - published 26 September 2024 - HL Paper 10
Contents
The underlying importance of deterrence
Strengthening recruitment and retention
Strengthening the defence-industrial complex
Partnerships with non-traditional defence suppliers
Involving the whole of society in defence
Securing efficiencies in weapons stocks
Prioritising the right weapons and platforms
Maintaining old weapons stocks
Securing greater efficiencies: joint procurement, interoperability and innovation
Chapter 3: Nurturing partnerships
Effective cooperation with European partners
Box 1: The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 4: Countering aerial threats
Box 2: Suppression/ Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (S/DEAD)
Box 3: Integrated air and missile defence (IAMD)
Box 4: The European Sky Shield Initiative
Implications of drone warfare for the naval domain
Chapter 5: Space, cyber and the electromagnetic environment
Box 5: Defining electromagnetic and cyber warfare
Electromagnetic (EW) warfare in Ukraine
The importance of integrating space, electromagnetic and cyber capabilities
Responding to the rapid change of innovation
Monitoring and protecting UK space assets
Conclusions and recommendations
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: List of abbreviations
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8251/implications-of-the-war-in-ukraine-for-uk-defence/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
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