Defence Spending
No matter how gloomy the economic forecast for Great Britain is, more money is more money. As a team of editors who care about the...
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Should British Battlefield Helicopters be Operated by a Single Service?
Time for a Change? This year’s Defence Command Paper revealed that the 4 medium-sized helicopters currently operated by the 3 Services would be replaced by...
Bring Out Your Dead? Dealing with the Fallen in Future Conflict
In light of increased international tensions, UK Defence is increasingly planning for great power war. New procurement programs and organisational reforms are ongoing across the...
Architecting the Information Age War
It is folly to plan to fight the information age war using contemporary technologies fixed to industrial age CONOPS and platforms. We need new Information...
Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy
Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy The COVID-19 crisis demonstrated the power of the British Public to volunteer their...
Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 1 of 3, Leadership.
On 9 March 2020, we interviewed Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC, First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff and the professional head of the...
Attack of the Drones – Information Terror, Hot Takes & Hybrid Warfare
As of Boxing Day 2018, motivation and responsibility for the Gatwick Drone attacks are still both unknown. However, one thing is clear. On 19 December...
‘Fire for Effect’: Russia’s Growing Long Range Strike Capabilities
The Russian 2008 invasion of Georgia, 2014 assault on Ukraine, intervention in Syria, continuing provocative military exercises, and the use of a chemical weapon on...
The Future British Airborne Force
“Show me a man who will jump out of an aeroplane and I will show you a man who will fight” [General James M....
Innovation – Back to the Future?
Innovation is the solving of specific problems through evolutionary and revolutionary methods. Introduction I recently went on holiday to Belgium, and had the opportunity to...