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‘High Time for Hypersonic Missiles’ – the challenges of fielding hypersonic weapons for UK Defence

Phil ClareSeptember 20, 2022September 15, 2022

by Phil ClareSeptember 20, 2022September 15, 202202242

Introduction In 2019 English Indie artist Sam Fender’s song ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ was voted Hottest Record of the Year by Radio 1 listeners. Sadly, it seems,...

#WavellReviews “The Scientific Way of Warfare – Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity” by Antoine Bousquet

Phil ClareAugust 4, 2022August 2, 2022

by Phil ClareAugust 4, 2022August 2, 202201882

Bousquet’s belief that militaries are invariably bounded by the limits set by their own institutional frameworks does not bode well...

The Science of Cyber and the Art of Deception

, Anthony Namor and Rémy HémezMay 18, 2022May 15, 2022

by , Anthony Namor and Rémy HémezMay 18, 2022May 15, 202207921

The cyber domain and the concept of deception are deeply linked. Deception has been fundamental to the effectiveness of cyberattacks since their inception and is...

Silence, Starvation and Savagery: Countering Putin’s Brutal One-Two-Three

Keith DearApril 23, 2022April 23, 2022

by Keith DearApril 23, 2022April 23, 202205707

Putin has a one-two-three tactic to subdue Ukraine. The first blow silences, takes people’s voice, destroying mobile phone towers, cutting off communications. Then, when no-one...

#WavellReviews “Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age” by Martin Moore

Clare MuirMarch 3, 2022February 20, 2022

by Clare MuirMarch 3, 2022February 20, 202201710

Democracy Hacked makes a compelling case that we are at an “inflection point, an existential crisis”...

#WavellReviews “I, Warbot. The Dawn of Artificially Intelligent Conflict” by Kenneth Payne

The Wavell Room TeamSeptember 22, 2021September 19, 2021

by The Wavell Room TeamSeptember 22, 2021September 19, 202102315

With the steady pace of technological developments, it is not clear how long this book will remain current, but you would be hard pushed to...

Sharpening The UK Defence’s Edge in the 2020s: General Sir Patrick Sanders’s speech to the UK Strategic Command Conference at RUSI.

General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC GenMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

by General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC GenMay 26, 2021May 26, 202103780

This is a transcript of the speech given by General Sir Patrick Sanders to the UK Strategic Command Conference at RUSI on 26 May 2021....

Architecting the Information Age War

Martin CrillyFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by Martin CrillyFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 202104069

It is folly to plan to fight the information age war using contemporary technologies fixed to industrial age CONOPS and platforms. We need new Information...

The only real stealth environment

Paul BeaverFebruary 5, 2021February 4, 2021

by Paul BeaverFebruary 5, 2021February 4, 202103516

Forget about the boomerang shaped stealth bomber or supposedly stealthy fighter aircraft. The surface of the earth and the air above it is now becoming...

Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy

John PetchJanuary 8, 2021January 5, 2021

by John PetchJanuary 8, 2021January 5, 202103434

Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy The COVID-19 crisis demonstrated the power of the British Public to volunteer their...