Making the naval case during an uncertain defence review

How was the current defence review likely to turn out for the Royal Navy?

The outcome was uncertain. A positive naval case without attacks on other services is advocated.

In July 2020, conflicting accounts made the review's outcome difficult to judge. The approach advocated here is to make a positive case for naval capability without attacking other services' equipment. Interservice hostility is judged liable to undermine defence funding more broadly. No firm prediction of the Royal Navy's settlement is offered.