Dr. Lee Willett
Defence Commission report calls for bigger UK navy
The UK Royal Navy (RN) needs more platforms to allow it to meet a growing list of commitments, a report by the influential, cross-party...
UK Navy Chief details options for growing Royal Navy at-sea presence
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has options for increasing its presence at sea by growing platform numbers, ship availability, and forward deployment, Admiral Sir...
UAVs can enhance carrier airwing range and numbers to address A2/AD threats
Integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with manned aviation can increase an aircraft carrier’s operational range and strike aircraft numbers in an operating environment where...
Navy’s NAVPLAN Integration in a Contested Sea
As rivalry returns at sea, navies are seeking dominance at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. In this context, using networked datalinks to enable,...
Stealthy Sub-Surface Data Gatherers
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) submarine service chief Captain Herman de Groot discusses the changing underwater operating environment and how the RNLN’s upgraded Walrus-class...
Evolving Agile and Flexible Command at Sea
Commodore Michael Harris, Commodore Flotillas, discusses how the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been scaling its task group command structure to enhance operational flexibility.
With...
European Shipyards Build Individual and Collective Capability
Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - As Euro-Atlantic naval activity ramps up, key shipyards in the region are bringing their individual and combined...
GCC Navies Build for Persistent Patrols in Home Waters
Published in the Middle East Feb/Mar 2021 Supplement - While international navies provide larger warships to patrol the waters of the Gulf, GCC nations...
ESG amphibious capability boosts US, allied Euro-Atlantic presence
Published in the October/November 2020 issue - Rear Admiral Robert Katz, Commander explains how expeditionary strike groups are central to how the United States...
NATO bears down on ASW
Exercise Dynamic Mongoose strengthens anti-submarine warfare skills and wider trans-Atlantic naval team building.
The strategic, operational, and technological impact of the return of state-based naval...
