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Professor Trevor taylor
The document discusses prospects for defense equipment collaboration between Japan and the UK. It notes that traditional models of independent development are expensive and that collaboration is now seen as necessary for advanced systems. However, collaboration presents challenges including different requirements, work sharing arrangements, technology transfer, and oversight. Overall, the document argues that while obstacles exist, the UK and Japan could overcome them with a clear strategy and initial small cooperative steps, eventually pursuing a flagship collaborative project to realize the potential for defense cooperation.
Professor Trevor taylor
- 1. The prospects forJapan-UK collaboration in defence equipment UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 Professor Trevor Taylor (RUSI and Cranfield University)
- 2. Background and theJapanese policy changes The traditional Japanese defence industrial model under pressure rising equipment costs limited Japanese economic performance UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 limited Japanese economic performance companies leaving the sector 2011- the revision of the Three Principles from virtually no defence exports to allowing defence exports under a regulatory regime particularly to enable collaborative development and production projects
- 3. Japan and UKdefence procurement options National development and production projects expensive need exports as well UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 The maintenance of industrial capabilities when national needs met Buy developed systems from overseas foreign exchange, tax and operational sovereignty issues Collaborate with others on the development and production of advanced systems slow cost penalties The least bad alternative? Japan now views as the norm for advanced systems
- 4. The prospects forUK-Japan collaboration A range of considerations To be addressed in a force field framework UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015
- 5. The prospects forJapan-UK defence equipment collaboration: a force field analysis Status quo Increased collaboration Absence of legal and policy barriers UK-Japan economic & political similarities UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 UK-Japan economic & political similarities UK & J see collaboration as least unappealing procurement choice? UK wariness of inefficient collaboration J experience & understanding of collaboration? Absence of shared requirement(s)
- 6. The agenda generatedby a collaborative effort The legal basis for a project? The life cycle phases to be addressed? The requirements system (and software?) UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 The requirements system (and software?) Work share arrangements? Technology transfer and operational sovereignty? Timing of deliveries and priorities for deliveries? Withdrawal arrangements? Project management and governance?
- 7. Italy Eurofighter Typhoon Governance& Management NETMO UK Germany Spain UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 BAES DASA CASA Finmecc Now both part of Airbus Eurofighter Gmbh Eurojet RR MTU Avio ITP NETMA MTU now RR- owned R-R today has a 47% share in ITP
- 8. The agenda generatedby a collaborative effort The legal basis for a project? The life cycle phases to be addressed? The requirements system (and software?) UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 The requirements system (and software?) Work share arrangements? Technology transfer and operational sovereignty? Timing of deliveries and priorities for deliveries? Withdrawal arrangements? Project management and governance? Export control and export marketing?
- 9. The prospects forJapan-UK defence equipment collaboration: a force field analysis Status quo Increased collaboration Absence of legal and policy barriers UK-Japan economic & political similarities UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 UK-Japan economic & political similarities UK & J see collaboration as least unappealing procurement choice UK wariness of inefficient collaboration J experience & understanding of collaboration detail? Absence of shared requirement(s) US response?? China response?? Companies limited familiarity & readiness
- 10. Conclusion UK-Japan have realpotential to be collaborative partners Effective strategy involves a vision of desired destination and a viable sense of how to get there, including the identification of obstacles and how they will be overcome UK-Japan Security Dialogue, RUSI London January 2015 obstacles and how they will be overcome the need for clarity on what needs to be done and dealt with Small steps initially make sense But a flagship project needed before too long to explore the potential of cooperation between the two states