‘Global, Modern, and Ready’, or ‘Atlantic, Modernising, Inert’? Is the Royal Navy able to offer anything meaningful to secure the Indo-Pacific?

‘Global, Modern, and Ready’, or ‘Atlantic, Modernising, Inert’? Is the Royal Navy able to offer anything meaningful to secure the Indo-Pacific?

25 Dec 25
Posted by: SLt Dan Rogers RN
8 minutes, 46 seconds read
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The author considers the Navy’s global commitments, and questions if the RN can, in fact, develop the real fleet capacity necessary for deterrence in a potentially contested region. A 10 minute read.

It is clear, to even the most casual observer, that the Royal Navy is stretched thinner than it ever has before. Despite this, government policy maintains that the Navy must remain a global force. This article asks what exactly it is that the Navy can offer for the security of the Indo-Pacific theatre? The Royal Navy is, undeniably, in a state of transition, with all of its fighting arms undergoing major constitutional changes. The surface fleet is currently navigating the challenge of replacing its entire ageing fleet of frigates, while the submarine flotilla is blighted by crewing issues, te…

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