Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Strategic Defence Review

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    1:41:26Leadership turnover and repeated changes to defence plansChapter
  2. Durand de la Penne Class: The Destroyer class which showed the Oto Melara 76mm had came of age
    52:25Why future parliaments weaken long-term defence promisesNotable Point
  3. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    2:02:35Comparison with the 1957 White Paper depends on implementationQ&A
  4. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    3:52:32The Defence Investment Plan arrived about eighteen months lateNotable Point
  5. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    5:08:28The investment plan is judged thinner than previous reviewsQ&A
  6. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    44:22The force behind the 1998 Joint Rapid Reaction ForceNotable Point
  7. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    1:21:11Why the 2010 promise to do more with less failedNotable Point
  8. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    1:27:10The 2010 deterrent cuts and the disarmament claimNotable Point
  9. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    1:31:25The 2010 military covenant and repeated promises of supportNotable Point
  10. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    1:45:11The 2010 force-planning assumptionsNotable Point
  11. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    1:47:01Future Force 2020 reduced the naval system behind its missionsChapter
  12. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:17:11The 2015 review tied prosperity to sea lanes while accepting capability gapsChapter
  13. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:22:21The 2021 growth promises sat a decade awayNotable Point
  14. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:28:29The 2021 warning against retiring proven capability for promisesNotable Point
  15. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:31:14What the 2021 threat diagram fails to explainNotable Point
  16. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:33:40China in the 2021 strategic contextNotable Point
  17. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:58:44The Russia-Ukraine war in the 2025 reviewNotable Point
  18. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    3:03:16Pandemic supply chains and the proposed defence dividendNotable Point
  19. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    3:07:39Planning the post-Dreadnought deterrent across six ParliamentsNotable Point
  20. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:18:38Whether a Norwegian Type 26 order would change the British shipsQ&A
  21. Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...
    7:09How staff skills shape the Royal Navy's strategic caseNotable Point
  22. Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...
    1:14:07How defence briefings support policy reviewsNotable Point
  23. 85% is still a First! The Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers...
    13:20CVA-01 and the politics of inter-service compromiseChapter