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Letters to the Editor: SSN-AUKUS: Faux Serenity – Rising From The Smouldering Wreckage & The Hybrid Navy and the Language of Change
Ed. Two letters addressing the Allied and coalition implications for current and long-term RN transformation.
From Mahan to Machine: Autonomous Systems, Sea Control and the Future Maritime Battlespace
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.
Palliatives to counter nightmares on Kutuzovsky Prospect
Ed. The author makes the case for Russian language learning in the RN, citing 20th century precedent and 21st century expediency. A 10 minute read.
Hearts of Silicon? Uncrewed Ships, Human Sailors, and Prospects for a ‘Hybrid’ Royal Navy
Ed. With the Royal Navy declaredly pushing towards a ‘Hybrid’ fleet utilising several classes of complex ‘ship-like’ uncrewed vessels, the author, Associate Professor of International Security and Strategy at the University of Exeter, identifies key limitations of such autonomous naval systems and proposes that a lean-crewed model may instead offer distinctive advantages. A 25 minute read.
Letter to the Editor: The Impact of Draconian Nuclear Regulations
Ed. Our correspondent points to excessive regulation of the nuclear submarine force as a contributor to operational limitations.
The Case for a Flat-Top Amphibious Transport Ship
Ed. With the precedent of HMS Ocean in mind, the author argues that the RN’s future Amphibious Transport Ships (ATS) should be through-deck and built to a mixed standard. A 30 minute read.
Editorial: Naval Review 114/3
Ed. The vast population of this ‘sceptred isle’ is ‘sea blind’ or, if you prefer, ‘maritime illiterate’. We should acknowledge this as the steady state and the only thing that could change one’s appreciation would be total war.
Letter to the Editor: Time for a Strategic Choice
Ed. Our correspondent questions the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) from a perspective of cost and strategic choice for the future of the Submarine Service.
False Hope – are large scale autonomous vessels the answer?
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.
