Tag: UK Royal Navy
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (30 January 2023, No.83)
CAVALRY ON THE HORIZON, BUT WITH MANY DIFFERENT HORSES
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the first Bunker Briefing of 2023.
Expert observers of the war in Ukraine expect...
Type 26 Frigate Promises Naval Interchangeability
Three navies are looking expectantly ahead at the advantages of the trilateral Type 26 frigate programme.
The United Kingdom’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme...
Trust between Western naval partners gives asymmetric advantage over adversaries, says CNO
London - Navies with close partnerships between them – like the French Navy, the UK Royal Navy (RN), and the US Navy (USN) –...
Integrating Amphibiosity
Brigadier General Anthony Henderson, USMC, explains the need to integrate the roles of Commander Amphibious Task Force (CATF) with Commander Landing Force (CLF), set...
Arabian Sea Naval Patrols Increase Narcotics Seizures
Multinational naval forces operating in and around the Gulf are increasing seizures of narcotics, notably in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.
The...
NATO’s Carrier Groups Demonstrate Collective Deterrence
NATO is enhancing its immediate and longer-term maritime presence to build deterrence now and into the future, a senior alliance official told a recent...
UK’s Royal Navy Demonstrates Two-Carrier Deployment Capability
The UK Royal Navy (RN) currently has its both of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers at sea, one deployed on operations while the other...
NATO’s Emerging Maritime Threats
Vice Admiral Keith Blount, NATO’s Commander Allied Maritime Command discusses the range of emerging and traditional threats and risks now pressurising the alliance’s maritime...
NATO’s Dynamic Manta ASW exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean
NATO’s Mediterranean-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Manta is underway off the coast of Sicily, Italy.
The two-week exercise, which began on 21 February,...
Dead Reckoning – Pathways to USV/UUV Autonomy
How much autonomy do maritime USVs and UUVs actually need to accomplish their missions now and in the future?
‘Autonomous’, ‘unmanned’, ‘uncrewed’, ‘lean manning’… over...