Ukraine – lessons for Western air power
The Telegraph recently ran one of the more bizarre analyses to have arisen from the war in Ukraine. In it, Gareth Corfield, supported by
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Does Ukraine Need Fighter Aircraft?
Ukraine’s Air Force is destroying more Russian aircraft than they are losing, but the kill ratio is unsustainable. Ukraine’s air force is outnumbered ten-to-one and
RAF Working Dress – Improving Identity, Quality and Fit
In February 2022, a 15-page proposal of new ‘ASTRA’ uniforms for the Royal Air Force was leaked onto social media. It quickly became national news
Falklands 40: Fighting from the Sea.
Any expeditionary force is composed of several components. Corbett categorised these as fourfold: the army; the transports and landing flotilla; the escorts; and the covering
Falklands 40: 5 Infantry Brigade and the peril of ‘ad-hoccery’
If there is one, stand-out moment that captures the British experience of the Falklands conflict, it is the loss of Sir Galahad and the horrendous
Falklands 40: The Question of Command
One of the great contentions during the conflict, and something that surfaced in the recent Channel 4 documentary, was the chain of command established by
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
Falklands 40: A Corbettian re-assessment
It is forty years since British forces liberated the Falkland Islands and their dependencies from Argentine occupation. What is difficult to comprehend is that today
Calling time on cyber war
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world aghast at the realization that decades of security stability in Europe have ended.