What to expect when going for the COVID19 vaccine
Our editor was recently given the coronavirus vaccine and he would like to explain what happens when you go and get it.
The Faslane Conundrum
Trident is essentially a political weapon, not a military weapon argues Stuart Crawford in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
The danger of politicising military shipbuilding in Scotland
The ‘Better Together’ campaign unwisely turned routine naval work into a charged topic during the Scottish Independence referendum, resulting in an unremarkable change in the types of frigates being ordered becoming a controversial issue.
Airpower by novel means – Drones over Nagorno-Karabakh
Whilst the vulnerability of ground forces to attack from the air is nothing new, the conflict has demonstrated how barriers to delivering attack and ISR capabilities at scale can be removed through the employment of drones, argues Edward Davies in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
Britain’s stealthy hunter-killer submarine – The Astute class
The Astute class are the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy.
How did 2020 go for the UK Defence Journal?
As 2020 comes to an end, let's look at how this year went for the UK Defence Journal.
The UK and its ‘Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers’ – A guide
British Overseas Territories are essential in enabling the UK's expeditionary capabilities.
Cyber war is real war
"Cyber war is not virtual war, it is real warfare capable of producing results previously only attainable through the use of strategic bombing", argues Rebecca Campbell in this submission to the UK Defence Journal.
What the extra defence spending means and where it will go
Robert Clark takes a close look at the recent defence spending announcing and discusses what it actually means and where the money is going.
UK leasing of bases in an independent Scotland – A view from Ireland
Just before IndyRef 1 in Sept 2014, the Yes vote briefly reached 50% in opinion polls and for several weeks it seemed really possible that Scotland was about to leave the UK. The seismic shock this must have caused in Whitehall, can only be imagined. With the loss of a third of its landmass and half its territorial seas,...
