News, Articles and Comment

Ed. Our correspondent continues his narrative of Operation HIGHMAST during the recent transit of the Red Sea, reflecting on developments in those tense waters. A 5 minute read.

Ed. The author outlines the current online Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) format, considered ponderous and impersonal, and proposes a reversion to the pre-Covid method of RN officer selection. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The author revisits the issue of seablindness [112/2, p. 264], comparing the history of defence unification in the UK and US and taking stock of the situation today. A 30 minute read.

Ed. Our CSG correspondent provides an update on the Task Group’s progress and describes defence engagement in Japan. A 5 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book charting the development of NATO and Soviet/Warsaw Pact maritime airpower through the Cold War, as well as the resurgence of the Russian threat.

Ed. As the Chairman observes, another three months of hectic activity on the world stage have flown by. We have been reminded of the awesome power of the US military in action and relearned the importance of husbanding realistic and considered intelligence assessments which will take months, not hours, to assess and really need to remain behind the green baize door.

Ed. The author investigates the lack of sea control consideration in the Defence Reviews of the Counter-Insurgency (COIN) dominated era during the War on Terror. A 30 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the origins and implications of the decision to create the Royal Air Force in 1918.

Ed. These book reviews were published in the NR between 1983-85, providing examples of the initial historiographical analyses of the Falklands War. A 30 minute read.