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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
COST OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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1. In 1975-76 the total cost of research and development
(R & D) is expected to be £554 million of which research
will account for £86 million. An analysis of this expenditure
in its six main categories is provided at Annex
. Actual expen-
diture on R and D in 1973-74 and forecast expenditure in
1974-75 at comparable prices were £483 million and £532 million
respectively. The 1975-76 total of £554 million represents
12 per cent of the defence budget compared with 11 per cent in
1973-74 and 12 per cent in 1974-75. Trends in R and D expen-
diture following the Defence Review are discussed in Chapter I,
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THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME
2. The research programme, which is the responsibility of
the Controller of Research and Development Establishments and
Research, provides the scientific and technological base for new
weapon and equipment projects. Research work is carried out
mainly in defence-related industries and the R & D Establish-
ments, with some assistance from university research labora-
tories. The programme involves work in 18 major fields of
research (such as aerodynamics, electronics, armaments, ships
and submarines), and ranges through basic and applied research
to exploratory development work.
3. The main objectives of the research programme are to
initiate and investigate advances in science and technology
relevant to defence and to determine their application to
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