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- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:04:45StanFlex and the risk of inventing ship and modules togetherNotable Point
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:32:00MEKO's scalable modularity could connect two programmesNotable Point
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:01:01Recovering a detached Galaxy-class saucerQ&A
- Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:52:54Norwegian Vanguard concepts as modular mothershipsQ&A
- Why so many changes from FREMM to Constellation Class - Air Condintioning...0:00FREMM modularity and Constellation's system changesChapter
- Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:25:49Corvette-sized OPVs and the risk of replacing frigatesQ&A
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)32:10The F110 mission bay preserves room for changing rolesChapter
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:43:0813DDX railgun ambitions, power systems, and automationNotable Point
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow 2: T54, Istanbul & Gorshkov vs Thaon di Revel, Tamandare & Chungnam56:09PPA modular spaces and the proposed EVONotable Point
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs14:46FREMM modularity and the Constellation redesign problemChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs15:53Why can same-size equipment force a ship redesign?Q&A
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs19:24Why FREMM attracted so many national variantsChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs57:35Arrowhead's export appeal is space for adaptationChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs1:01:06StanFlex, MEKO, and two kinds of modularityChapter
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...54:19A modern Flower-class corvette conceptQ&A
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:04:55If Littoral Combat Ship modules had workedQ&A
- Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:48:29Italy's PPA sits between OPV and frigateQ&A
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?0:00MEKO plus StanFlex raises the problem of too much modularityNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?6:47StanFlex changes roles quickly within fixed container limitsChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?8:13StanFlex flexibility depends on personnel readinessChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?10:45Container dimensions limit StanFlex air-defence upgradesNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?11:45StanFlex extends combat roles within the limits of each hullChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?13:28Shared modular systems depend on companies learning from one anotherNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?14:43Nigeria's Aradu begins the MEKO 360 line before Argentina expands itChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?15:58An early MEKO fit looks unexpectedly useful against dronesChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?18:58MEKO scales hulls and machinery while its stealth evolvesChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?28:22Common modules separate ship purchases from weapon purchasesNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?28:53A shared module market lowers entry costs for more naviesNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?30:28Fixed VLS and swappable modules can divide core and optional weaponsChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?33:04Modularity can spread through procurement politicsNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?33:52Small navies gain an upgrade path without rebuilding patrol shipsNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?34:40A shared modular network could spread the Absalon support-frigate ideaNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?37:45The MEKO A400 could combine Aegis, fixed VLS, and modular payloadsChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?38:59Swappable modules complicate intelligence and threat assessmentNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?40:00The Moflex scenario lacks a relevant naval-war testChapter
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?40:28Danish and German MEKO teams could compete inside one standardNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?41:18LCS shows how contractor coordination can undermine modular weaponsNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?42:08Common modules require contracts that enforce compatibilityNotable Point
- Modularity Squared... What happens if the Stanflex & Meko combined into a single program?44:26Small fleets could buy light ships with credible growth potentialNotable Point
- What do Offshore Patrol Vessels do and are the useful in War as well as Peace?24:09Knud Rasmussen's StanFlex slots accept alternative weapon fitsChapter
- What do Offshore Patrol Vessels do and are the useful in War as well as Peace?25:39Extra StanFlex positions could widen Knud Rasmussen's escort fitNotable Point
- What do Offshore Patrol Vessels do and are the useful in War as well as Peace?49:16Rapid up-arming must be proven before warNotable Point
- What do Offshore Patrol Vessels do and are the useful in War as well as Peace?59:43How should a navy balance the capability and cost of its patrol fleet?Q&A
- Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:08:24StanFlex and a five-inch gunQ&A
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...49:49StanFlex installations on Danish warshipsNotable Point
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:08:38StanFlex software, crews, and fleet scaleQ&A
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:19:10Deep StanFlex modules for VLSQ&A
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:28:04StanFlex missile loads and box-launcher deck spaceNotable Point
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:14:47When StanFlex makes sense for a navyQ&A
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:17:25Could an international StanFlex standard have changed LCS?Q&A
- Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:07:38Keeping British StanFlex from repeating LCSQ&A
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?5:41How StanFlex separates weapons from hull upgradesChapter
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?10:00Danish procurement commitments can leave maintenance underfundedNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?10:58Type 31 and the missed opportunity to build a British module inventoryNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?11:47StanFlex missiles, guns, sonar, and mission equipmentNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?14:15Changing a frigate's missile balance obscures its exact fitNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?15:17Upgrading modules ashore and rearming ships for higher-threat missionsNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?26:00River-class presence, maritime security, and local intelligenceNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?36:17Sea Wolf and Sea Sparrow as competing module optionsChapter
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?39:04Dutch close-in defence and British ASW modulesNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?40:59How allied demand could create a module market and common poolNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?43:03Designing six to ten module positions into Type 23Notable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?45:34Additional Type 23 guns for amphibious supportNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?47:25A forty-eight-Sea-Wolf Gulf fit and easier Type 23 upgradesNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?49:34One modular small-ship class for patrol, survey, and mine warfareChapter
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?54:12Absalon and the diplomatic effects of a shared module programNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?55:48Using an annual module budget as an emergency reserveNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?57:27When modular procurement makes heavy bespoke systems harder to defendNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?59:17A modular Type 45 with an eighty-eight-missile fitChapter
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?1:01:44Could modular payloads have given Type 45 more electrical reserve?Notable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?1:03:30Naval Strike Missile, counter-drone weapons, and a DragonFire moduleNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?1:05:34A shared module pool still needs enough weaponsNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?1:06:31Strict StanFlex interfaces versus the Littoral Combat Ship approachNotable Point
- What if the Royal Navy used the Lessons of the 1982 Falklands War to go Stanflex?1:09:05Carrier defence and why early adoption mattersNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?13:54Type 45: Sea Ceptor magazine growth and the Mark 41 alternativeNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?16:05Why containerized VLS does not fit cleanlyNotable Point
- Why the Royal Navy's Type 45s Daring Class Destroyers are what they are & what their future is?1:01:06Construction stretch and the six-ship forceChapter
- Do Armed Merchant Cruisers still make sense today?50:00Government ownership does not guarantee naval accessNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet6:42Kotlin system layout eases upgrades and influences LudaNotable Point
- The rise and fall of Constellation class Frigate program? (Patreon Live)59:30FREMM production continuity and parent-design riskChapter
- The rise and fall of Constellation class Frigate program? (Patreon Live)1:02:02MEKO A200 and planned space for adaptationNotable Point
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?21:22Cruiser turrets shared with coastal batteriesNotable Point
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?25:05Preparing cruiser guns and protection for mobilizationNotable Point
- How to go about Designing a Warship... and a Fleet!37:08Adaptable designs still require compromisesNotable Point
- Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!51:51Why containerized weapons consume so much spaceNotable Point
- Scuttlebutt 16: Logistics9:14The cranes and power behind containerized weaponsChapter
- What the Frigate is wrong with how we buy ships, tanks & aircraft?18:13LCS ambition required integration disciplineChapter
- Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:42:07Could the patrol ships also perform mine countermeasures?Q&A
- Bruships 221: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:55:37Why fully printed USV hulls remain difficultQ&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I15:54What StanFlex gains by accepting modular compromisesQ&A
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:13:55Turning River-class OPVs into modern sloopsQ&A
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:16:15Why StanFlex modularity workedNotable Point
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:18:13Absalon's flexible deck and routine naval presenceNotable Point
- Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...14:40A StanFlex model for a modern sloopQ&A
- Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...26:07Designing a modern uncrewed sloopQ&A
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft1:27:20How uncrewed vessels can extend presenceChapter
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft2:10:09Should uncrewed warships be specialized?Q&A
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft2:23:31Can modularity control procurement tinkering?Q&A
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:51:06The SparrowHawk modular-cruiser compromiseQ&A
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:55:32Could Romulan warships double as cargo carriers?Q&A
- Bruships 203: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:59:47Royal Navy cruisers designed for rapid upgunningQ&A
- Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:07:37Why Europe cannot have one ideal anti-air corvetteQ&A
- Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II2:07:03The Littoral Combat Ship’s design failure: requirements without disciplineQ&A
- Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership2:51:00A modern sloop built around StanFlex modularityQ&A
- Prof Capt Armstrong & Dr C Discuss the value of Mahan, Corbett & Sims today? #2Historians Ep 61:36:39Sloops, the Littoral Combat Ship, and forgotten design precedentsNotable Point
- How would a Naval Historian Change the Goa'uld Fleet to be supreme? Patreon Premier 753:04A modular Ha'tak with a deployable command baseNotable Point
- Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions1:21:19Designing merchant ships for modern mobilizationNotable Point
- Carriers in Science Fiction: Parsite Craft as a primary means of defence & offence...1:14:08Modular fleets make role definitions more importantNotable Point
- Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!1:34:20How interlocking modules could support a modern auxiliary shipQ&A
- Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out43:00The gap between modular-warship proposals and deliveryQ&A
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett51:36Uncrewed convoy escorts still need repair and reloadingNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion39:23Modularity must match a navy's expected roleNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion1:21:16Modularity works best with realistic technical ambitionNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? Part 1 of 2 - Slides6:21Modular construction spreads a large-warship programme across yardsNotable Point
- When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? Part 1 of 2 - Slides24:31Upgradeability must be designed into the shipChapter
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases2:23:02A 20,000-ton navy built around modular shipsQ&A
- Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy3:25:55Type 26 can add torpedoes through modular spaceQ&A
- Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)1:10:00Danish frigates and StanFlex accountingQ&A
- Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak1:21:06A StanFlex model for Commonwealth frigatesQ&A
- Top 5 Inventions that came too Early...36:30LCS failure does not prove modular warships cannot workChapter
- Top 5 Inventions that came too Early...38:12StanFlex offers a baseline for a Danish-American frigateNotable Point
- Bruships 90: Books From the Road37:51Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates balance capability with a small navy's budgetQ&A
- Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 1156:14The Star Trek Columbia refit as a modernization thought experimentChapter
- Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today2:07:28Standard Flex as a safer first LCS stepNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)15:23Why swapping Constellation's main gun is not simpleQ&A
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)48:52What other navies can learn from Iver HuitfeldtNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)37:09Could swapping saucer sections change a Galaxy ship's role?Q&A
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)1:04:22Why an exploration cruiser needs so much spaceNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)1:25:26Long development as the price of adaptabilityNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)1:31:02The Galaxy class as an expeditionary institutionNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)1:40:30Designed around the worst caseChapter
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century21:05Modularity explains the long development cycleNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century56:01One Galaxy hull can fill several wartime rolesChapter
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century1:07:31Three Galaxy carriers lead to a componentised fleetNotable Point
- Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century1:10:19Danish frigates and the LCS clarify Galaxy modularityNotable Point
- Bruships 76: Five New Books & a Lot of New Questions3:07:34How 'equipped for but not with' worksQ&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)2:18:27How StanFlex supports flexible cruiser workQ&A
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov3:51:03Was the Littoral Combat Ship underestimated?Q&A
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov4:38:51Why containerized missile launchers still need difficult handlingQ&A
- Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov4:47:21LCS and Zumwalt: ambitious requirements and shrinking classesNotable Point
- Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...28:17Mission-bay flexibility versus permanent armamentNotable Point
- Patreon 38: Evaluating Type 26 Frigates against WW2 ship classes...1:02:54The Danish StanFlex alternative to fitted-for-but-not-withNotable Point
- Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books18:22Modular ships need room to growQ&A
- Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books1:52:55Why detachable warship hulls struggle in salt waterQ&A
- Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul1:31:55Fairmile B fittings enable rapid role changesNotable Point
- Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul1:42:30A modern Dog Boat design sketchQ&A
- How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 318:04Fairmile B modularity turns one hull into several rolesNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:06:52NATO-wide modular warships and the StanFlex lessonQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 11: Top Trumps/Ship Comparison Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:54:18Modular warship hulls need credible interim systemsQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:08:44Where the Littoral Combat Ship went wrongQ&A
- 4000 Subscribers Thankyou Special – The Royal Navy if I were Prime Minister26:49A modular River-class patrol forceNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A1:19:24Why Danish modularity worked where LCS struggledQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A1:21:02From MEKO modularity to Type 31Q&A