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20th Century, 19th Century, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, CASD, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Fleet Air Arm, Game Theory, General, Geostrategy, Industry, Information Operations, Infrastructure, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Mine Warfare, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Control, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Ukraine, Uncategorized, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United Nations, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, USNI

28 minutes, 51 seconds

From Mahan to Machine: Autonomous Systems, Sea Control and the Future Maritime Battlespace

By Jonathan Bannister,

01 Oct 26

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.

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Air Power, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Carrier Strike Group, China, Civilian Vessels, Cold War, Doctrine, Engineering, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, Naval Architecture, Naval Aviation, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, PLAN, Procurement, Project Management, Russia, Sea Power, Shipbuilding, Soviet Union, Technology, Training, Ukraine

16 minutes, 51 seconds

Casino to Carrier: How China Turned an Unfinished Soviet Hull into Its First Aircraft Carrier

By Haseeb Aziz,

16 Sep 26

Ed. The author, a former Bangladesh Army officer currently serving as Research Coordinator at the Osmani Centre for Peace and Security Studies (OCPASS), chronicles the Varyag’s Macau casino story and 15,200-nautical-mile odyssey that became the opening chapter of China’s modern carrier programme. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, Campaigns, Fleet Air Arm, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Navy, Seapower, Second World War, United Kingdom, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 21 August 2026

21 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the British Pacific Fleet’s contribution to Operation ICEBERG – the battle for Okinawa, in the Second World War.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Fleet Air Arm, Germany, Italy, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 28 July 2026

28 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the Mediterranean in the Second World War, focusing on the Allied campaign to defeat the Axis.

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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.

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19th Century, 20th Century, Admiralty, Age of Sail, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Communications, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Early Modern, Europe, First World War, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Iran, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, Napoleonic Wars, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Organisational Theory, People, Readiness, Red Sea, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Strategy, United States of America

16 minutes, 41 seconds

What the 400th anniversary of the French Navy highlights for Franco-British naval relations

By Cdr Thibault Vallery-Radot MN,

14 Jul 26

Ed. For Bastille Day, the author considers the past and future of the relationship between the Marine Nationale and the Royal Navy, a vital pillar in the European defence architecture. With a foreword by the First Sea Lord. A 20 minute read.

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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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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.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Falklands War, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force

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