Uncrewed Drones in Naval Warfare: A Force Multiplier?
Uncrewed drones: better kit, cheaper costs and more useful than ever In recent years the idea of leveraging on uncrewed drone technologies for use in...
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Does the Armed Forces Act 2021 fall short in helping veterans?
Through my line of work I’ve seen many veterans let down by the MoD and public organisations. Until the Armed Forces Act 2021 there was...
The raid on Sevastopol Bay
On Saturday 29 October, at 4.30 am Moscow time, air defences at the Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol Bay were alerted to what appeared...
Fighting power and the war in Ukraine
Introduction Ukraine is winning. The British Army knows why. Its doctrine describes, informs and advises on everything from excellent leadership to vehicle reliability. It deals...
Yes, Manoeuvre is Alive. Ukraine Proves it.
It has become popular to attack doctrine and to try and define new concepts. It’s almost as if we want the old ones not to...
Russian forces must retreat from the Dnipro before winter – or face defeat
On 9 February 2017, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, a member of the Expedition 50 crew, captured a winter landscape image from the International...
Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Deterrence
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The...
Mentoring & Sponsorship: Proceed with Caution
As I step out of yet another D&I meeting that focuses heavily on mentoring (and a bit of sponsorship), I’m minded of Prof Rosalind Chow‘s...
A river too far: Bridges in Kherson Oblast
‘The whole of the Dnipro is filled with corpses,’ a Russian artillery officer confessed to his wife in an intercepted telephone call, ‘All the bridges...
It’s time to retire the UK’s Advanced Command and Staff Course
Modern defence no longer benefits from the year-long generalist Advanced Command and Staff Course (ACSC). Its content is now provided by a number of other...