Deleting Warrior saves lives: APCs vs IFVs
The recent reorganisations of the procurement budget cancelled the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) upgrade. Instead Warrior will be replaced by the wheeled Boxer armoured...
Category : Concepts and Doctrine
#WavellReviews “The Scientific Way of Warfare – Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity” by Antoine Bousquet
Bousquet’s belief that militaries are invariably bounded by the limits set by their own institutional frameworks does not bode well...
Dread Cross?
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has been characterised by attacks on healthcare facilities, and the staff and patients within them. From 24...
What is Transformation
As the British Army looks into Europe, we are no doubt considering our design, purpose, training and equipment. The Integrated Review and the Future Solider...
Leveraging Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions are changing the character of warfare, but militaries are failing to leverage this emerging technology across echelons. Modern militaries like the United States...
French Army Approaches to High Intensity Warfare in the 21st Century
Since well before Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the British defense community has been struggling to reach a consensus about the direction the United...
Is Clausewitz dead? The problem with Centre of Gravity.
Underpinning military planning for at least three decades has been Clausewitz’s idea of schwerpunkt. It is taken to mean centre of gravity and has long...
#WavellReviews “Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking” by Matthew Syed
If the British Army is as serious about cognitive diversity as it claims to be, it almost certainly needs to delve much deeper into what...
Wars can be won by Evacuations
In August-September 2021 15,000 eligible Afghans and British nationals were evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation PITTING. With the one-year anniversary of Operation PITTING approaching, and...
The Constant Struggle At Sea: Attacking And Protecting Shipping
The large-scale land warfare and aerial bombardment we are currently seeing in Ukraine is fortunately rare, but the other part of the current war, attacks...