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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Air Power, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, China, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Escalation, Falklands War, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United States Navy, United States of America, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, USNI
53 minutes, 8 seconds

National Policy and the Panoceanic Navy

By Cdr Jeff Vandenengel USN,
10 Mar 26

Ed. With a study of American maritime strategy, ranging from Mahan to Huntington, the practitioner author believes that the era of the Panoceanic Navy, focused on competitive sea control and sustained sea denial, has begun. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, March edition. A 50 minute read.

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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Finland, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Sweden, Tactics, Technology, Training
26 minutes, 57 seconds

Beyond the Baltic: Sweden’s emerging naval role in the North Atlantic

By Lt Marianne Hamilton Ekholm RSwN,
26 Feb 26

Ed. With insights from Royal Navy training, the author explores how Sweden’s naval role is evolving as it prepares to operate alongside Allied forces and beyond the Baltic Sea. A 25 minute read.

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Admiralty, Age of Sail, AI, Air Power, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Command & Control, Doctrine, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, General, Hybrid Navy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Maritime Reserves, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Technology, Training
11 minutes, 6 seconds

Master But Not Commander

By DB,
24 Feb 26

Ed. The author takes a closer look at the radical implications for RN personnel branches in the Hybrid Navy model. A 10 minute read.

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Admiralty, Air Defence, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Falklands War, Force Structure, General, Institutions, Letters, Modernisation, Naval Architecture, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Risk Management, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Technology
2 minutes, 57 seconds

Letter to the Editor: ‘Sail-to-Steam’

By David Giles,
19 Feb 26

Ed. Our correspondent reflects on the development of the Type 45’s shipborne air defence as a hull form problem.

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AI, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Carrier Strike Group, Climate Change, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Hypersonics, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Seabed, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Technology, Training, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
19 minutes, 44 seconds

Resilience or Fragility? Understanding the Forces Driving Royal Navy Modernisation

By Deckhand Scholar,
17 Feb 26

Ed. The author presents a cautionary note as the Royal Navy becomes increasingly reliant on technological developments: the RN’s technological modernisation must be balanced with the enduring principles of resilience, redundancy, and adaptability, which will shape the future course of British maritime power. A 20 minute read.

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19th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Colonialism, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Industry, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, Morale, Naval Architecture, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Tactics, Technology, United States of America
11 minutes, 33 seconds

The Battle of Tsushima Straits and the Beginning of the Modern Naval Era

By Whitney Galbraith,
12 Feb 26

Ed. The author provides an overview of the Russo-Japanese War as a watershed for the naval history of the 20th century. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, AI, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockade, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Iran, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Modernisation, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Technology, United States Navy, USNI
14 minutes, 26 seconds

How to Keep Carriers on Offence

By Lt Cdr Mark Jbeily USN,
10 Feb 26

Ed. The expert author examines the emerging technological risks to aircraft carriers in the drone age. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, February edition. A 15 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Arctic, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Cyberwarfare, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Joint Forces, Leadership, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Russia, Sea Power, Space, Tactics, Technology, Training, Ukraine
15 minutes, 9 seconds

Per Mare, Per Terram, Per Spatium

By Maj Callum Gaskell RM,
27 Jan 26

Ed. With supporting examples from the Ukraine War, the author makes recommendations for expanding UK Commando Force space assets and integration. A 15 minute read.

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Admiralty, Armed Forces, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Economics, Education, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Ethics, Europe, Force Structure, General, Geopolitics, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval News, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, People, Procurement, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Russia, United States of America
3 minutes, 16 seconds

Editorial: Naval Review 114/1

By Mike Beardall,
21 Jan 26

Ed. A warm welcome to 2026! What a year, already, which may bring a new world order. The Chairman has outlined the current global challenges, but the current pace of events is such that with a turnaround time of three weeks for the hardcopy there may well be more. As we stand away from the map as far as it is possible, one can see and feel the paradigm shift of global reality underway, probably the biggest and most significant movement in over 100 years.

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