'' Delivering Security in a Changing World '' , set out the future structure of the British military , and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review ( SDR ) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter , which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001 . Published under the then Secretary of State for Defence , Geoff Hoon , the report effectively introduced a series of cutbacks to core equipment and manpower and the scaling back of a series of future capital procurement projects . This was justified due to the implementation of a policy termed Network Enabled Capability . The review also outlined a major restructuring and consolidation of British Army Infantry regiments
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Delivering Security in a Changing World