The Utility of Voice Recognition within Defence
Voice related technology, combined with AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning, presents an opportunity for a revolutionary jump in how intelligence is processed and exploited...
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Some Corner of a Foreign Field
If I should die think only this of me;That there’s some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England From The Soldier by Rupert...
REFORMING THE ARMY RESERVE: A RESPONSE
The Wavell Room recently published a piece by Steve B, setting out a robust vision for reforming the Army Reserve. This vision advanced three central tenets: the disbanding...
Does the RAF have a problem with BAME recruitment?
According to the latest UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics, the overall percentage of BAME servicemen and women across all services stands at 7.6%, a...
Virtual War – Welcome to the Revolution
New technologies are changing the world in unexpected ways as the 4th Industrial Revolution now gets underway. But how will the spectrum of conflict different...
The Vital and the Merely Important
Our armed forces never seem to have quite enough money for what they need. Fortunately we can decide what is actually required and what can...
AGAI 67: Can we do it better?
The Army’s discipline system comprises the Armed Forces Act 2006 (criminal law) and Army General Administrative Instruction 67 (AGAI 67 employment law). The 2019 Armed...
Mental Fitness: Being the best we can be
There is no doubt that the Armed Forces place huge store on physical fitness, and understandably so as it is essential for a fighting force...
The Line Between Doctrine and Ethics
There is a tension between doctrine, rules of engagement, and the principles of humanitarian law. The aim of this article is to highlight these issues...
Amateur to Professional: A Rugby Analogy.
I was at a meeting with a General recently who pondered “when did we go from being an organisation whose default was to say ‘yes’...
