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342

20th Century, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Carrier Strike Group, China, Cold War, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Fleet Air Arm, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Maritime Security, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Submarines, United States Navy, USNI

13 minutes, 4 seconds

The Case Against Nuclear Weapons on Aircraft Carriers

By Lt Cdr Chris Pagenkopf USN,

21 Jul 26

Ed. As firepower and lethality increasingly become central to warfighting doctrine and escalation at sea, the reintroduction of ship and submarine tactical nuclear weapons has been proposed as a means of closing the gap. The author takes the argument for carrier-based nuclear weapons to task. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, July 2026. A 10 minute read.

365

Admiralty, AI, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, BRNC, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Falklands War, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Architecture, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Technology, Training, Ukraine

17 minutes, 34 seconds

False Hope – are large scale autonomous vessels the answer?

By Lt Patrick A Bingham RN,

16 Jul 26

Ed. This article explores some of the undiscussed issues and challenges facing the introduction of large-scale autonomous vessels under the ‘hybrid navy’ plan. The aim of this article is not to nay say and stick one’s head in the sand, but rather to identify the very real challenges facing implementation, their limits, and the importance of maintaining capable crewed warships to restore the RN fleet as a capable naval force. A 20 minute read.

286

20th Century, Age of Sail, Air Defence, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, First World War, Fleet Air Arm, General, Hybrid Navy, Iran, Italy, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United States Navy, USNI

18 minutes, 54 seconds

Naval Base Strike in the Theory and Practice of Sea Control

By A/Lt Cdr Teddy Bradley RN,

09 Jul 26

Ed. With historical and contemporary examples in mind, the author reconsiders naval strike as an indirect method of pursuing sea control. A 20 minute read.

211

Admiralty, 20th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Crimean War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, The Art of Admirality, The Naval Review

10 minutes, 30 seconds

Letters to the Editor: The Future of His Majesty’s Navy and British Seapower & Beyond the Baltic

By Dr James W E Smith; Mike Ellis,

08 Jul 26

Ed. Two letters reflecting on cultural and doctrinal transformation in the NATO naval realm.

238

Admiralty, Budgets and Finance, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, Economics, Escalation, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Industry, Infrastructure, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Merchant Navy, Mobilisation, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Organisational Theory, People, Risk Management, Seapower, Strategy

5 minutes, 35 seconds

Shipping, Security and Statecraft: Maritime Resilience in a Contested World

By RAdm Rhett Hatcher,

02 Jul 26

Ed. The author, with an appreciation for maritime globalisation and the nature of seapowers, argues for greater resilience and redundancy in the UK’s industry and shipbuilding networks, and recognition of the maritime sector’s vital national security role. A 5 minute read.

261

20th Century, Admiralty, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Europe, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, NATO, Naval Staff, Nuclear Deterrence, Organisational Theory, People, Readiness, Russia, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Strategy, The Naval Review, United States of America, Veterans

13 minutes, 23 seconds

The Post-American Posture: A ‘NATO First’ Imperative for the UK and Europe

By RAdm Tim Henry,

01 Jul 26

Ed. By the time you read this in the hardcopy, the NATO Summit in Ankara will have taken place. However, this article by the Naval Review’s Chairman gives a clear indication, and a warning, of the general direction in which the United States wishes to steer the Alliance. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Admiralty, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Doctrine, Europe, First World War, Historiography, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Mission Command, Morale, Naval History, Naval Staff, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Strategy, Tactics, The Naval Review, Training, United States Navy

44 minutes, 47 seconds

Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay: Organisation, delegation and Operation NEPTUNE

By Bruce Pascoe,

18 Jun 26

Ed. A balanced and insightful investigation into the iconoclastic leadership style of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, master organiser and exacting operational planner. A 45 minute read.

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Air Defence, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Carrier Strike Group, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, France, From the Archive, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Architecture, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Power, Procurement, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Navy

48 minutes, 24 seconds

Carrier 2000: A Consideration of Naval Aviation in the Millennium

By Cdr D R James RN,

04 Jun 26

Ed. Originally published in two parts in 1999 [87/1, p. 3 & 87/2, p. 105], the author elaborated with particular clarity the strategic, operational and doctrinal rationale for what is now the current RN carrier aviation capability in the Joint Armed Forces post-Cold War environment. A 50 minute read.

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Air Defence, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Arms Control, Autonomous Vehicles, China, Civil Society, Cold War, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Environment, Escalation, Europe, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Infrastructure, Institutions, Law, Learning From The Past, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Nuclear Deterrence, Operational Art, Operational Research, Political Theory, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Surveillance, Tactics, Technology, United States of America

25 minutes, 19 seconds