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19th Century, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Campaigns, Chile, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Doctrine, Historiography, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Military History, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Professional Military Education, Royal Marines, Service Culture, South America, Spain, Tactics, Veterans

15 minutes, 41 seconds

Valdivia and Agüi: Lord Cochrane and the Judgement of Command

By Alejandro Rivas Garay,

03 Sep 26

Ed. It will come as no surprise to the NR’s readership that Lord Cochrane, when he was faced with an amphibious problem, intended to attack with dogged determination. The author, Master in International Studies at the University of Santiago, Chile, examines two of Cochrane’s amphibious operations during the Chilean campaign of 1820, revealing the diametric results of Cochrane’s method. A 15 minute read.

151

Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Australia, Autonomous Vehicles, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Coast Guard, Combined Arms, Defence Engagement, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Japan, Joint Forces, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Platforms, New Zealand, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology

23 minutes, 38 seconds

Beyond the Binary: Choosing the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Next Frigate

By Jonathan Bannister,

01 Sep 26

Ed. Does the RNZN have its sights set on the right future frigate class? The author believes the answer requires asking difficult questions about force structure and doctrine rather than purely technical specifications. A 25 minute read.

249

Armed Forces, Campaigns, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Education, Force Structure, General, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Mobilisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Strategy, Training, Ukraine, Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Veterans

25 minutes, 13 seconds

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum: Training and Expansion in a Wartime RN

By CPO Thomas Cope,

25 Aug 26

Ed. This article aims to identify the issues the Royal Navy will need to anticipate if it is required to rapidly generate thousands of additional trained personnel during a major crisis. The author argues that planning, skills-based recruitment, modular training and scalable infrastructure must be established before conflict begins. A 25 minute read.

192

Armed Forces, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Dockyards & Ports, Engineering, Equipment Capability, General, Letters, Ministry of Defence, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Political Theory, Project Management, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Service Culture, Submarines, Technology, United States Navy

3 minutes, 36 seconds

Letter to the Editor: The Impact of Draconian Nuclear Regulations

By Dan Conley,

20 Aug 26

Ed. Our correspondent points to excessive regulation of the nuclear submarine force as a contributor to operational limitations.

287

Air Power, Budgets and Finance, China, Civilian Vessels, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Joint Forces, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Architecture, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Project Management, Risk Management, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Technology, Turkey, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

30 minutes, 20 seconds

The Case for a Flat-Top Amphibious Transport Ship

By Lt Cdr Peter Weaver RN,

18 Aug 26

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.

223

Admiralty, Air Power, Armed Forces, Blockade, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Communications, Defence Industry, Economics, Education, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Geopolitics, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Institutions, Iran, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, National Security, Naval Platforms, People, Readiness, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Strategy, Tanker War, Technology, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United States of America

4 minutes, 10 seconds

Editorial: Naval Review 114/3

By Mike Beardall,

30 Jul 26

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.

310

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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Admiralty, 20th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Crimean War, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Operational Planning, Organisational Theory, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Swedish Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, The Art of Admirality, The Naval Review

10 minutes, 30 seconds

Letters to the Editor: The Future of His Majesty’s Navy and British Seapower & Beyond the Baltic

By Dr James W E Smith; Mike Ellis,

08 Jul 26

Ed. Two letters reflecting on cultural and doctrinal transformation in the NATO naval realm.

1450

Armed Forces, BRNC, Cadets, Coastal Forces, Communications, Education, General, Institutions, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Mission Command, Modernisation, Organisational Theory, People, Professional Military Education, Readiness, Sea Power, Service Culture, Training

13 minutes, 4 seconds