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20th Century, 19th Century, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, CASD, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Fleet Air Arm, Game Theory, General, Geostrategy, Industry, Information Operations, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Mine Warfare, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Control, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Uncategorized, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United Nations, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, USNI

28 minutes, 51 seconds

From Mahan to Machine: Autonomous Systems, Sea Control and the Future Maritime Battlespace

By Jonathan Bannister,

01 Oct 26

Ed. By situating the contemporary naval transformation in terms of strategic continuity, the author argues that the Hybrid Navy concept will require organisational transformation and leadership as much as technological innovation. A 30 minute read.

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Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Cold War, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Art, Organisational Theory, Political Theory, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Space, Strategy, Submarines, Technology

6 minutes, 0 seconds

The Missing Rung

By Carlos,

30 Sep 26

Ed. The author, a retired RN warfare officer, argues for sub-strategic Trident as a prudent escalation measure. A 10 minute read.

20th Century, Book Reviews, Cold War, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Maritime Strategy, NATO, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Royal Navy, Seapower, Strategy

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 29 September 2026

29 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest Navy Records Society’ publication on the development of the Royal Navy in the 1950s.

189

20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Civil Society, Cold War, Colonialism, Commonwealth, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Economics, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Industry, Infrastructure, Institutions, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval History, Political Theory, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, Supply Chains, United Nations, United States of America

10 minutes, 12 seconds

Loyalty is a Sentiment – Leverage is a Fact

By Veritas,

23 Sep 26

Ed. Today, with the US-led post-1945 financial order under strain, the author points to the re-arming of like-minded middle powers as a path forward. A 10 minute read.

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20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Engagement, Diplomacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Escalation, Europe, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Information Operations, Institutions, Joint Forces, Language, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Staff, Operational Research, People, Political Theory, Professional Military Education, Psychology, Risk Management, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, The Naval Review, Training

7 minutes, 33 seconds

Palliatives to counter nightmares on Kutuzovsky Prospect

By Roger Plumtree,

22 Sep 26

Ed. The author makes the case for Russian language learning in the RN, citing 20^th century precedent and 21^st century expediency. A 10 minute read.

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Air Power, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Carrier Strike Group, China, Civilian Vessels, Cold War, Doctrine, Engineering, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, Naval Architecture, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, PLAN, Procurement, Project Management, Russia, Sea Power, Shipbuilding, Soviet Union, Technology, Training, Ukraine

16 minutes, 51 seconds

Casino to Carrier: How China Turned an Unfinished Soviet Hull into Its First Aircraft Carrier

By Haseeb Aziz,

16 Sep 26

Ed. The author, a former Bangladesh Army officer currently serving as Research Coordinator at the Osmani Centre for Peace and Security Studies (OCPASS), chronicles the Varyag’s Macau casino story and 15,200-nautical-mile odyssey that became the opening chapter of China’s modern carrier programme. A 15 minute read.

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19th Century, 20th Century, Age of Sail, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Cold War, Falklands War, First World War, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Marines, Royal Marines Reserve, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Navy, Second World War, World War Two

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 15 September 2026

15 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Our Editor, Mike Beardall, considers the new, sixth edition of The Royal Navy Day By Day.

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20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Artificial Intelligence, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Cold War, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Soviet Union, Space, Submarines, Technology, United Kingdom, United States Navy, United States of America, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 11 September 2026

11 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, in particular with regard to the maritime domain and anti-submarine warfare, and the role of submarines in Soviet/Russian naval strategy and operations.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Caribbean, Cold War, Combined Arms, Joint Operations, Military History, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America

0 minutes, 2 seconds