‘Global, Modern, and Ready’, or ‘Atlantic, Modernising, Inert’? Is the Royal Navy able to offer anything meaningful to secure the Indo-Pacific?

By SLt Dan Rogers RN

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The author considers the Navy’s global commitments, and questions if the RN can, in fact, develop the real fleet capacity necessary for deterrence in a potentially contested region. A 10 minute read.

It is clear, to even the most casual observer, that the Royal Navy is stretched thinner than it ever has been before. Despite this, government policy maintains that the Navy must remain a global force. This article asks what exactly it is that the Navy can offer for the security of the Indo-Pacific theatre? 15 Nov 2025: Footage of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Dauntless at anchor off the coast of Naples, Italy. The Royal Navy is, undeniably, in a state of transition, with all of its fighting arms undergoing major constitutional changes. The surface fleet is currently navigating the challenge of…

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