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When the Rules Start to Slip
AI, command, and the quiet shift in how wars are fought
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The Command of the Reload
Magazine depth, AI warfare, and the limits of endurance
Apr 1

March 2026

From Escorts to Ecosystems
Why warships alone can’t protect global trade anymore
Mar 25
You Don’t Need to Hack the Fleet
A fitness app, a messaging thread, and the quiet shift in operational risk
Mar 20
Naval Readiness and the Software-Defined Warship
Technical Briefing: What the HMS Dragon deployment tells us about modern naval combat systems
Mar 13
Hormuz: A Narrow Strait and a Long Memory
Future Navy Note by Richard Gough
Mar 12
A Light Missile for a Dense Threat Environment
Technical Briefing: Martlet and the Emerging Layer of Close Maritime Defence
Mar 9
Beyond Hull Numbers
How the Royal Navy Is Rethinking Fleet Power
Mar 6

February 2026

No Ships in the Gulf Is Not the Story
The Royal Navy is quietly redesigning itself for the 2030s, and Britain may not yet be ready.
Feb 26
The Red Edge: What China’s Naval Autonomy Tells Us About the Future Fight
Intelligentized Warfare Is Already Afloat
Feb 24
The Royal Navy’s Moment of Choice: Carriers, Credibility and the Atlantic Bastion
Standfirst
Feb 10
If Built: Stress-Testing the Return of the Capital Ship
How a modern battleship would actually be used and what it would demand from the fleet around it
Feb 5
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