Future Navy

The Chain of Command Meets the Autonomous Ship

For decades, the Royal Navy has balanced two competing instincts: the discipline of command and the freedom to fight. It is a tension that defines every…

Oct 6 • 

Richard Gough

September 2025

The AI Shipmate: Part 3

Commanding in the Age of the Air Umbrella Commanding in the Age of the Air Umbrella. FADS is not simply a concept sketch from BAE Systems. It is the…

Sep 23 • 

Richard Gough

The AI Shipmate: Part 2

Survivability, Damage Control, and the Underwater Battlespace

Sep 16 • 

Richard Gough

The AI Shipmate

Part 1 – Strategy, FADS, and the Rise of the Loyal Escort

Sep 10 • 

Richard Gough

August 2025

Northern Coasts 2025 and the Coming AI Fleet

Northern Coasts 2025 will see 40 ships, 14 nations, and nearly 3,000 personnel in the Baltic.

Aug 29 • 

Richard Gough

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Future Navy Challenges

The Race between Vision and Reality

Aug 20 • 

Richard Gough

6:45

Forward by Design: What Admiral Radakin’s CSIS Speech Means for the Royal Navy’s AI Future

A deep look at the UK Chief of the Defence Staff’s Washington address, and how its themes map to the Royal Navy’s AI-enabled transformation.

Aug 20 • 

Richard Gough

Future Navy: Mogami Lessons for the UK’s Maritime Future

Australia to buy eleven Japanese frigates

Aug 18 • 

Richard Gough

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The White Ensign in the Autonomy Era

Redefining Naval Support for the Age of Autonomy

Aug 11 • 

Richard Gough

July 2025

Cyber at Sea

How the Royal Navy and Allies Are Fighting the Digital War

Jul 30 • 

Richard Gough

Beyond the First Salvo

Why Most Modern Navies Still Can't Reload Missile Systems at Sea

Jul 24 • 

Richard Gough

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Ghosts of the Deep

The UK's New Glider Fleet Signals a Seabed Strategy

Jul 17 • 

Richard Gough