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| Name | Force 2025 |
| Type | Military reform plan |
Force 2025 is a multi-year defense transformation initiative proposing structural, capability, and procurement changes to prepare armed forces for mid-21st century operations. The plan was conceived amid debates involving figures and institutions such as NATO, United States Department of Defense, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), French Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, People's Liberation Army, and Russian Armed Forces about force posture, technology, and doctrine. It intersects with programs and agreements linked to Quad, AUKUS, Five Eyes, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and bilateral partnerships including Reykjavík Summit-era dialogues and later summits with G7 and G20 participants.
Force 2025 originated in discussions that involved defense planners influenced by events such as the Iraq War, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Crimea crisis (2014), and the South China Sea arbitration (2016), and by technological trends referenced in reports from RAND Corporation, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Conceptual roots draw on doctrinal shifts seen after the Gulf War (1990–1991), lessons from Operation Desert Storm, and debates framed by white papers like those published by the Australian Department of Defence and the Swedish Defence Commission. Academic analysis from contributors at Harvard University, Stanford University, King's College London, and Peking University also shaped the conceptual architecture, as did procurement case studies involving F-35 Lightning II, Eurofighter Typhoon, T-14 Armata, Type 055 destroyer, and Zumwalt-class destroyer programs.
The initiative sets priorities emphasizing interoperability across alliances such as NATO and ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus, resilience tested by crises like the 2014 Ukrainian crisis and the Syria conflict (2011–present), and deterrence vis-à-vis major powers including China and Russia. Objectives include force projection capabilities comparable to historical benchmarks like Operation Overlord, expeditionary readiness reminiscent of US Marine Corps adaptations, and long-range precision strike capacity exemplified by systems like AGM-158 JASSM and Kalibr. Priority areas reference cyber and information domains as addressed by agencies such as National Security Agency, GCHQ, Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information, and strategic bodies like NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
Proposed organization integrates elements of traditional services—United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps—with joint commands inspired by US Indo-Pacific Command and US European Command. The plan envisages modular brigade combat team equivalents, carrier strike groups analogous to Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), and distributed lethality concepts drawing on USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). Force composition recommendations reference platforms and formations including MQ-9 Reaper, Sukhoi Su-57, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Aegis Combat System, Patriot missile system, and logistical frameworks comparable to Military Sealift Command and SACLANT-era arrangements. Command-and-control proposals draw lessons from CENTCOM, STRATCOM, and multinational headquarters such as Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum.
Procurement plans prioritize acquisition trajectories similar to those of F-35 Lightning II and Challenger 2 replacement debates, and contemplate investments in hypersonic weapons akin to DF-17 and Avangard, alongside directed-energy weapons under development at institutions like DARPA and DTRA. Modernization portfolios list naval programs comparable to Ford-class aircraft carrier and Type 26 frigate, air platforms like Next Generation Air Dominance and Future Combat Air System, and ground systems analogous to M-1 Abrams upgrades and Leclerc modernizations. Supply chain resilience measures cite lessons from disruptions affecting contractors such as BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Rosoboronexport, SAIC, and Thales Group.
Doctrine revisions align with paradigms advanced in publications by NATO Allied Joint Doctrine, US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and think tanks such as Brookings Institution and Royal United Services Institute. Training regimens emphasize interoperability demonstrated in multinational exercises like Exercise Trident Juncture, RIMPAC, Cobra Gold, Talisman Sabre, and Anatolian Eagle, and incorporate advanced simulation techniques developed at centers like National Training Center (United States) and Centre d'entraînement au combat. Emphasis on cyber, electronic warfare, and space domains draws on programs run by US Cyber Command, European Space Agency, Roscosmos, and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Costing analyses reference methodologies used in reviews by Congressional Budget Office, UK National Audit Office, Cour des comptes (France), and Bundesrechnungshof. Estimates factor in lifecycle costs observed in programs such as F-35 Lightning II and Zumwalt-class destroyer, and consider industrial base implications for firms like General Dynamics, Airbus Defence and Space, Northrop Grumman, and MBDA. Funding models explore national appropriation practices exemplified by United States federal budget, UK Defence Budget, French Defence Act, and cost-sharing mechanisms within NATO burden-sharing debates.
Critics draw on reportage from outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, and Der Spiegel and analyses by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to question strategic assumptions and humanitarian implications. Debates involve policymakers from White House, British Prime Minister's Office, Élysée Palace, and Kremlin advisers, and are informed by parliamentary scrutiny in bodies like United States Congress, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Assemblée nationale (France), and Bundestag. Independent assessments compare projected outcomes to historical reforms including Goldwater–Nichols Act and post-Cold War restructuring in Poland and Baltic states, while analysts from Chatham House and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace evaluate geopolitical risk, escalatory dynamics involving US–China relations, and constraints highlighted by economic data from International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Category:Military reform