RAND Expert Biography
Hans Pung
Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe
Office
Cambridge
Expertise
Industrial base analysis, cost estimation and analysis, procurement policy, UK military environment, military personnel policy
Recent Work
UK naval shipbuilding industrial base analysis; future UK military capability requirements; remuneration influence upon UK military personnel
Education
M.Sc. in mathematical modelling and numerical analysis; M.St. in modern history, Oxford University
Publications of Interest
The United Kingdom's Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base: The Next Fifteen Years, Mark V. Arena et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Options for Reducing Costs in the United Kingdom's Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Programme, John F. Schank et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Differences Between Military and Commercial Shipbuilding: Implications for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, John Birkler et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Stretching the Network: Using Transformed Forces in Demanding Contingencies Other Than War, David C. Gompert et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Assembling and Supporting the Joint Strike Fighter in the UK: Issues and Costs, Cynthia R. Cook et al., RAND Corporation, 2003
Background
Hans Pung leads RAND Europe's research in defence and security. Before joining RAND Europe, he served as an engineer officer in the United States Army and was assigned to South Korea, Germany, and multiple postings in the U.S. While at RAND Europe, he has worked on a variety of defence procurement projects for the UK Ministry of Defence. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Hans also holds an M.Sc. in Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis and an M.St. in British History from Oxford University.
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
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