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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.

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20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Carrier Strike Group, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, Veterans

8 minutes, 28 seconds

Post-‘peace dividend’ and the future of RN warfighting doctrine

By Harry MacNamara,

30 Jun 26

Ed. The Naval Staff Research author argues that the post-Cold War ‘peace dividend’ era has come to an end, necessitating a total reconsideration of defence policy and warfighting doctrine. A 10 minute read.

205

Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Communications, Defence Reviews, Diversity & Inclusion, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Fleet Air Arm, General, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Letters, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Warfare, People, Readiness, Seapower, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Veterans

3 minutes, 28 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Hybrid Navy

By Jack the Lad,

23 Jun 26

Ed. A letter reflecting on the profound transformation taking place in terms of Defence, and the RN’s role therein.

153

20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, Geostrategy, Germany, Indo-Pacific, Italy, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, Strategy, United States of America, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 9 June 2026

09 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the maritime campaigns in the Atlantic and northwestern European waters and contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War.

527

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.

292

Air Power, Book Reviews, First World War, Fleet Air Arm, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Second World War

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 23 January 2026

23 Jan 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the first of two volumes by Norman Friedman examining the history and development of British carrier airpower.

561

Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Blockade, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Communications, Fleet Air Arm, General, Media, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Warfare, People, Second World War, Service Culture, Veterans

2 minutes, 50 seconds

Crew of HMS Dasher Recognised for Award of the Arctic Star

By Cdr Andrew Loring RN,

22 Jan 26

Ed. An information item, notifying relatives of those who served aboard the Second World War Avenger-class escort carrier HMS Dasher.

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Air Power, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, AUKUS, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Warfare, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, United States Navy

6 minutes, 39 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Did we neglect Sea Control in the counterinsurgency era of defence reviews?

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Bannister RN (rtd),

23 Dec 25

Ed. Our correspondent provides an appreciation of Royal Navy leadership maintaining strategic direction during the COIN era.

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Air Power, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, Biography, Book Reviews, Fleet Air Arm, Germany, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, People, Royal Canadian Air Force, Second World War, World War Two

0 minutes, 1 second