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20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Artificial Intelligence, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Cold War, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Soviet Union, Space, Submarines, Technology, United Kingdom, United States Navy, United States of America, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Latest Book Review, 11 September 2026

11 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, in particular with regard to the maritime domain and anti-submarine warfare, and the role of submarines in Soviet/Russian naval strategy and operations.

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Admiralty, AI, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, AUKUS, Autonomous Vehicles, Black Sea, Budgets and Finance, China, Civil-Military Relations, Coast Guard, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Constabulary, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Ethics, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Hybrid Navy, Industry, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, Mission Command, Modernisation, Modularity, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Russia, Seapower, Shaping The Future, Submarines, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United Kingdom, United States Navy

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Hearts of Silicon? Uncrewed Ships, Human Sailors, and Prospects for a ‘Hybrid’ Royal Navy

By Lt Cdr David Blagden RNR,

08 Sep 26

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.

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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

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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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