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

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

01 Oct 26
Posted by: Jonathan Bannister
28 minutes, 51 seconds read
Message from the Editor

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.

For more than a century, naval power has been measured through fleet size, tonnage and the capability of individual warships. The balance between a few powerful platforms, and larger numbers of smaller vessels, has nevertheless waxed and waned. Yet the modern tendency, particularly since the late Cold War, has been to concentrate substantial combat capability, personnel and cost in a relatively small number of increasingly sophisticated platforms. Three related developments now challenge that model: the prospect of replacing some expensive, crew-intensive platforms with larger numbers of affor…

You are not currently logged in. Please sign in now or click here to join today.