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Freeman Air and Space Institute

The Freeman Air and Space Institute is an inter-disciplinary initiative of the School of Security Studies, King’s College London providing independent, original knowledge and understanding of air and space issues. FASI has been established thanks to funding support from the Royal Air Force through the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). The Freeman Institute is dedicated to generating original knowledge and understanding of air and space issues. The Freeman Institute seeks to inform scholarly, policy and doctrinal debates in a rapidly evolving strategic environment characterised by transformative technological change which is increasing the complexity of the air and space domains.

The Freeman Institute places a priority on identifying, developing and cultivating air and space thinkers in academic and practical contexts, as well as informing, equipping and stimulating relevant air and space education provision at King’s and beyond.

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Freeman Air & Space Institute Launch and Roundtable - 23rd September

The Freeman Air and Space Institute was launched at an online event in September involving politicians, former civil servants and air and space industry professionals.

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British Spacepower and the Integrated Review - 20th November

The Freeman Air and Space Institute held a virtual event in November for the release of their paper written by Dr Bleddyn Bowen examining the role of spacepower and space policy in the context of the Integrated Review. We then had a panel of experts comment on the paper followed by a question and answer session.

Watch the full event online here

Members

Sophy Antrobus

Sophy Antrobus

Research Associate with the Freeman Air and Space Institute

Julia Balm

Julia Balm

PhD Candidate

Philip Berry

Philip Berry

Lecturer in War Studies

Wyn Bowen

Wyn Bowen

Head of School for the School of Security Studies

Joseph Devanny

Joseph Devanny

Lecturer in National Security Studies

Richard Farrimond

Richard Farrimond

PhD Student

John Gearson

John Gearson

Vice Dean - International, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy , Professor of National Security Studies

Christina Goulter

Christina Goulter

Senior Lecturer

David Jordan

David Jordan

Senior Lecturer & Academic Director for the Air elements of the Advanced Command and Staff Course

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Professor of Political Economy

Nick Lloyd

Nick Lloyd

Reader in Military & Imperial History

Duncan McCrory

Duncan McCrory

PhD Candidate

Nina Musgrave

Nina Musgrave

Teaching Fellow, & Assistant Director, Centre for Defence Studies

Kenneth Payne

Kenneth Payne

Reader in International Relations

James W.E Smith

James W.E Smith

PhD Candidate

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What might we expect from the government's Integrated Review?

In this comment piece, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman looks at the challenges ahead for the government in deciding how to fund defence and foreign policy in the next Integrated Review.

What might we expect from the government's Integrated Review?

Freeman paper

Next Generation Command and Control

Wing Commander Ben Sharp argues that as the Royal Air Force moves towards becoming a next generation air force, it requires additional investment in its command and control capability, in order for this already essential aspect of air and space power to become its most important role.

Next Generation Command and Control

freeman paper 2

Britain's Air Defences: Inventing the Future?

Dr David Jordan argues that the UK's air defence requires a careful, balanced approach, which blends the adoption and integration of new technologies with some long-standing principles, which would not be unfamiliar to those who fought, and won, the Battle of Britain 80 years ago.

Britain's Air Defences: Inventing the Future?

Freeman paper 2 Bleddyn

The Integrated Review and UK Spacepower: The Search for Strategy

Dr BleddynBowen examines the role of UK spacepower and space policy in defence, putting forward recommendations for the British government in the context of the Integrated Review.

British Spacepower and the Integrated Review

David Jordan paper 3

Invented and Predicted Futures: Britain and the Challenge of Air Defence

Dr David Jordan analyses in-depth the ways in which the UK has sought to shape future air defence in the past. He contrasts the successful efforts of the 1920s and 1930s with the flawed approach adopted in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with lessons to inform defence planning today.

Invented and predicted futures

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ensures that innovative science and technology contribute to the defence and security of the UK. DSTL is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.  

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