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Uncrewed and untested: The wrong lessons for a hybrid navy
24 July 2026 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in The Lowy Institute's The Interpreter on 24 July 2026 Ukraine’s drones achieved sea denial – but that’s not what a blue-water navy needs to maintain. Image: The Rattler, foreground, Unmanned Surface Vehicle escorts HMS Tyne off the coast of Scotland (Daniel Bladen/UK MoD) When the UK launched its Defence Investment Plan on 30 June, the government promised a “generational transformation” of the military that would apply th
The Black Sea battle: Learning the right maritime lessons from Ukraine
11 October 2024 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in Lowy's the Interpreter on 11 October 2024 Ukraine’s effective strategy in the...