Army Aviation – Ready for the Deep? Or out of it’s Depth?
Discussion about the ‘British Division’ has sparked much debate about its capabilities. But so far, Army Aviation (Avn) hasn’t featured. Specialised, small and relatively expensive,...
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Keeping the Knowledge Workers – Reporting on Experience and Talent
Retaining Captains and Majors by changing the reporting balance in experience and talent A British Army Officer recently posed the question of ‘how to find the balance between...
The Birth of the Cyber Tank
‘Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower’ – Steve Jobs Ever since the Mark 1 rolled across the trenches of Flers-Courcelette in 1916, the...
The Spirit of Strike – Morale and Vision
In part one I explored the importance of team cohesion and unit identity in Strike Brigades. In this post I will outline why the British...
The Socio-Cultural World of 2020-2050: What might it mean for militaries?
Defence Futurists focus upon technological trajectories, like artificial intelligence or cyber-warfare, while analysis of the human dimension considers population growth; urbanisation; mega-cities and economic inequality....
The Divisional Paradox
At the 2017 Royal United Services Institute Land Warfare Conference the importance of the Division in modern operations was repeatedly highlighted. The Chief of the...
The British Army’s Strike Concept
The British Army’s new Strike concept has attracted an unusual amount of criticism, despite an absence of details on which to ground such comment. Indeed,...
The Case for a New Military Caliber
The case for a new military caliber is a popular but controversial topic that arouses interest and emotion out of all proportion to the importance...
A Framework for Understanding Cyber
Cyber is in a state of conflict – an ongoing contest of wills to compete over scarce resources. Fought across technological means, the cyber conflict...