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Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC)

The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) has responsibility for the development of the Joint Doctrine that guides how the UK Armed Forces conduct their operations, for the provision of long-term conceptual underpinning for the development of future capability and for an analysis of the future strategic context.

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The DCDC (as the JDCC) was established as a result of the Strategic Defence Review in 1998 and, although mainly sited at Shrivenham, lies in the Policy and Commitments area of the Ministry of Defence.  It is responsible for ensuring that military operations and capabilities, both now and in the future, are supported by leading-edge concepts, independent thinking and doctrinal best practice.

The DCDC is a truly joint establishment, with staff from all three Armed Services and the Civil Service.  Our desk officers come from a wide variety of specialised backgrounds and combine their skills in project teams.

In order to bring greater coherence to doctrinal, concepts and futures work across Defence, the DCDC is in the process of enlarging (with effect from 1st of April 2006) to absorb additional manpower from all 3 Services, notably from the Army’s Director General Development and Doctrine at Upavon and from the Directorate of Force Development.

Agencies and Organisations

in this section:

DCDC Point Of Contact

DCDC Chief Of Staff (COS)

Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC)

MOD Shrivenham

SWINDON

Wilts SN6 8RF

Tel: 01793 31 [Mil: 96161] 4254

e-mail: dcdc-cos@defence.mod.uk

See also

DCDC Overview
Mission, Principal Outputs and Core Values
Strategic Trends
Doctrine Publications

Other areas within the DCDC

Doctrine
Concepts
MAO/PSO
D&E
Policy
Legal Team
JLC