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A look at the Baltic Fleet and the defense of Kaliningrad

2020-04-06 By Anders Puck Nielsen 3 Comments

Kaliningrad is a military stronghold in the Baltic Sea. It is also an interesting case of Russia’s joint approach to defense under the leadership of the Baltic Fleet. Here is a quick overview.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

Russia’s military budget has nothing to do with the GDP of Spain

2018-06-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

An often used reference to the GDP of Spain says nothing about Russia’s military potential. Instead, Russia’s defense budget gives them the same purchasing power as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom combined.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Germany, NATO, Russia, United Kingdom

Who cheated whom in Russian-British submarine duel?

2018-04-24 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Did Russian diesel submarines really hunt down a British nuclear submarine and prevent it from launching missiles on Syria? Or did the British successfully keep the Russians occupied with a submarine which was never intended to launch missiles in the first place?

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

Warship diplomacy: British intervention in the Baltic from 1800-1801

2018-04-13 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Article recommendation: This account of the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 is worth reading. Alliances change, technology develops, yet human nature makes the French Revolutionary Wars discouragingly relevant today.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Denmark, United Kingdom

HMS Ocean retired and sold to Brazil

2018-03-27 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

HMS Ocean was retired from the Royal Navy today. The helicopter carrier officially left service at a ceremony at HM Naval Base Devonport with the participation of Queen Elizabeth. Ocean has been the flagship of the Royal Navy since it was commissioned into service in 1998. Now she will be handed off to Brazil for […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: United Kingdom

Comparison between U.S. and U.K. naval officer training

2018-03-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

There is an interesting comparison of U.S. Navy and Royal Navy Officer Training in the March edition of Proceedings. Dr. Anthony Wells has experience from both navies and insights into their training programs. In short, Wells is not impressed by the U.S. seamanship education. He suggests the U.S. Navy can learn a lot from their […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Navigation and seamanship, United Kingdom, USA

Nuclear weapons aren’t actually a deterrent on their own

2018-01-26 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Mark Galeotti makes an interesting point in this post on War on the Rocks titled Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent Isn’t a Military Asset, and Shouldn’t Be Funded as One. The financial aspect of the argument is less interesting than the military point. Galeotti argues that two expensive projects, namely the two new aircraft carriers with accompanying […]

Filed Under: Nuclear weapons Tagged With: United Kingdom, Weapons of Mass Destruction

UK without anti-ship missiles for a decade

2017-09-22 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Robert Beckhusen for War is Boring: In 2010, Britain’s sailing branch opted not to replace the Harpoon, and one year ago it was revealed the missiles were set to retire at the end of 2018. In September 2017, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly announced that the U.K. Ministry of Defense has delayed the retirement until 2020. […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: United Kingdom

What to do with a few tanks in Tallinn

2017-09-10 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Thoughtful piece by Corporal Frisk about the possible tactical reflections behind the small number of British tanks stationed in Estonia: Traditionally, it has been held that tanks better stay out of cities. Incidents such as the destruction of Russian motorised units and their armour support during the first battle of Grozny has added to this […]

Filed Under: Army Tagged With: Estonia, NATO, United Kingdom

What is the Royal Navy’s new type 31 frigate good for?

2017-09-01 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Robert Beckhusen writing for War Is Boring on the Royal Navy’s new type 31 frigates: The frigate will be excellent at chasing pirates, though a proper corvette could do the same job for less. If this story sounds familiar, it echoes the U.S. Navy’s own travails with turning the Littoral Combat Ship into an expensive […]

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: United Kingdom

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It is time to let go of the idea of impenetrable A2/AD bubbles. Russia does not have the technical capabilities to do it, and politically it is hard to see why they would even want to. We need to start thinking about Russia’s missiles as a layered defense system instead. That is the point of this conference paper.

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