A New Approach to Command Post Training
We’re Not Getting Command Post Training Right To be blunt, the British Army needs a more competitive, robust, and difficult training regime to generate Command
Category : Concepts and Doctrine
Space and Cyber: New Domains, Old Problems
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF and there have been numerous events to ‘commemorate, celebrate and inspire’. Lets not forget, the
Army Aviation – Ready for the Deep? Or out of it’s Depth?
Discussion about the ‘British Division’ has sparked much debate about its capabilities. But so far, Army Aviation (Avn) hasn’t featured. Specialised, small and relatively expensive,
The British Way of War – Balancing Fire and Manoeuvre for Warfighting
To paraphrase a famous philosopher, “opinions about tactics are like arseholes… everyone has one.” The range of recent writing bears this out and there is
A Metaphor for Contemporary Warfare
As a military practitioner considering the future of warfare, the threat, technology and our military response within a political context, it is useful to consider
How David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy Helps COA Generation
Contributor: “Holding Three and calling Spoof” has over 12 years of leadership, management and planning experience with the British military Predictable. Blunt. Formulaic. The lack
Looking to the Future: Modernising Defence
The Ministry of Defence is almost into month nine of self-reflection attempting to balance the trinity of political perspective, modernisation and affordability. Unlike the National
The Birth of the Cyber Tank
‘Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower’ – Steve Jobs Ever since the Mark 1 rolled across the trenches of Flers-Courcelette in 1916, the
Has Cyber Driven us MAD?
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” JR Oppenheimer, 1945 Those famous words resonate with us all, as does the dramatic mushroom cloud
The Spirit of Strike – Morale and Vision
In part one I explored the importance of team cohesion and unit identity in Strike Brigades. In this post I will outline why the British