Thursday Warriors: Is it time to re-think Royal Navy training?
In a slight departure from the normal format of Wavell Room articles, here we present four separate short thought pieces that all have a common...
Category : Sea
MAYDAY IN THE MAGELLAN – PART III What Caused the Flood?
Ten years ago, the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance catastrophically flooded. Her main engine room filled to the deckhead within 30 minutes. Such...
Professional commentary in the public domain: advice from an occasional Naval dissident
I am a digital immigrant, despite having been taught basic computer programming at University in the 1970s and operating and managing combat data systems and...
Chinese Power Projection; A Role for Arsenal Ships?
First considered by the US in the 1990s, China is reported to be evaluating potential arsenal ship concepts. An arsenal ship is a large-capacity missile-armed...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Long Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Short Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
Dazzling Ships of the First World War
Art and culture played an important role in developing new military concepts. This article looks at the role of art in developing 'dazzle' camouflage during...
Removing The Soldier From The Battlefield
Employing Augmented Reality for Remote Assistance Tasks on Deployments Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan over thepast 15 years saw an increase in civilian contractor and...
The Royal Navy’s design flaws: Sea Control and Information Warfare
This article is based on a presentation made during my Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Maritime) to answer the question “Does the Royal Navy need...
Mayday in The Magellan; Part 2 – Priorities
Ten years ago, the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance catastrophically flooded. Her main engine room filled to the deckhead within 30 minutes. Such...
