Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre

DCDC
Shrivenham, United Kingdom

As the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD’s) think tank, the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) helps inform defence strategy, capability development, operations and provides the foundation for joint education.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/development-concepts-and-doctrine-centre

Address:
N/A

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
UK
Operating languages
English , Welsh

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Year founded
1998
Institutional affiliations
Government
Founded by
Founders: Uk Goverment
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Age (years)
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
28
United Kingdom average
37
Global average
33

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
7
United Kingdom average
41
Global average
57
2023
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
10

Social

Twitter
Followers (2024)
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
5,740
United Kingdom average
29,611
Global average
21,243
Subscribers (2025)
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
571
United Kingdom average
11,305
Global average
7,436
Followers (2025)
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
6
United Kingdom average
15,490
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
4

Data notes

Last updated: 10/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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