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Anti-Submarine Warfare, AUKUS, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Defence Industry, Equipment Capability, Europe, France, Geopolitics, Letters, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Architecture, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power, Submarines, Technology, United States Navy

2 minutes, 29 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Thinking Laterally – Twelve Affordable SSNs Each For The UK and Australia

By RAdm Peter Briggs RAN,

14 Oct 25

Ed. Our correspondent, no stranger to the question of submarine procurement, suggests a third alternative for the future RN submarine force.

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Armed Forces, Arms Control, BRNC, Command & Control, Communications, Deterrence, General, Geopolitics, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Letters, Ministry of Defence, National Security, Naval Staff, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Organisational Theory, People, Risk Management, Service Culture, Strategy, The Naval Review

4 minutes, 6 seconds

Letters to the Editor: Intelligent Disobedience; Nuclear Weapons

By Malcolm Farrow, David Childs,

16 Sep 25

Ed. Our correspondents elaborate on the meaning of intelligent disobedience in the context of staff work, and reconsider a long-held position on nuclear deterrence.

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Campaigns, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, National Security, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Marines, Russia, Strategy, The Naval Review, Ukraine

2 minutes, 39 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Balance of Power in the Russo-Ukraine War

By Jeremy Blackham,

19 Aug 25

Ed. The author comments on Cdre Steve Jermy’s recent article regarding the imperative for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine War.

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Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Force Structure, General, Institutions, Leadership, Letters, Morale, People, Readiness, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Sea Cadets, Service Culture, The Naval Review, Training

7 minutes, 0 seconds

Letter to the Editor: The Cadets and the Community, One CO’s perspective

By Lt (SCC) David Eivers RNR,

08 Jul 25

Ed. Our correspondent expands on Cdr (CCF) Nick Carter’s article regarding the Sea Cadets, advocating for greater civil-military engagement with the Cadets organizations.

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Equipment Capability, Falklands War, Force Structure, General, Letters, Logistics, Maritime Security, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Naval Architecture, Naval Platforms, Operational Art, Procurement, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, The Naval Review, Victualing

2 minutes, 47 seconds

Letter to the Editor: The new RFA Fleet Solids Support Ships (FSSS), on their way at last but what exactly will we get?

By Bernard Mennell,

03 Jul 25

Ed. Our correspondent expands on his concerns regarding stocktaking and logistics with respect to the RFA Fleet Solid Supports Ship programme.

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Budgets and Finance, Climate Change, Communications, Energy, Environment, Europe, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Letters, National Security, Nuclear Power, Oil & Gas, Risk Management, Technology

2 minutes, 23 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Energy

By Guy Liardet,

27 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent pursues the strategic weaknesses embodied in the UK’s energy policy.

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AI, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, General, Institutions, Letters, Mission Command, Morale, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Operational Art, Readiness, Service Culture, Submarines, United States Navy, Watchkeeping

5 minutes, 28 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Fatigue, Stalker and Crisis

By John Aitken,

25 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent returns to the question of fatigue management, arguing that, particularly in the case of submarines, watchkeeping reform should be a priority.

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Baltic, Campaigns, Communications, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Escalation, Europe, Geopolitics, Letters, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Readiness, Risk Management, Russia, Ukraine

2 minutes, 42 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Pathway to Peace

By Cdr Ott Laanemets, Estonian Navy,

17 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent provides a Baltic perspective on Cdre Jermy’s recent analysis of peace prospects in the Russo-Ukraine War.

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Air Power, Armed Forces, BRNC, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Defence Reviews, Education, Force Structure, Information Operations, Institutions, Language, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, People, Risk Management, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, United States Navy

4 minutes, 24 seconds