Dave Robertson, Strategic Business Development Director Inmarsat Global Government RUSI Information in Warfare Conference 9 – 10 February 2016 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT © Copyright Inmarsat Global Limited 2015
MOD as a customer – behaviours and the need for change Acquisition models – the risk of COTS/MOTS to deployed forces Partnering – future MOD/industry relationships Sovereignty – its role in future decisions RUSI Information in Warfare Meeting the Challenge of 2025
Perceived gap between MOD and industry Positive engagement at senior levels Openness to discuss future requirements “Without prejudice” and “without commitment” MOD as a customer Behaviours and the need for change
Above and beyond the “contract” Defence as a Platform opportunities Deliver to outcomes and not blueprints Operating in the less contested environment Acquisition models The risk of COTS/MOTS to deployed forces
Partnerships to drive efficiency and reduce cost Short, medium, and long term relationships Exploit private investment or fund new research Painless break clauses important Partnering models Future MOD/industry relationships
“Freedom of action” and/or “Operational advantage” Understanding the cost of sovereignty Sovereignty as a System or as a Service Defence industrial base is changing Sovereignty Its role in future decisions WHITE BLACK
RUSI Information in Warfare Conference 9 – 10 February 2016 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT © Copyright Inmarsat Global Limited 2015 Dave Robertson, Strategic Business Development Director Inmarsat Global Government