Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth
I am an air power historian interested in the development of tactical air power, the relationship between air forces and the aviation industry and air power and strategy. I have published widely on the development of tactical air power in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and the efforts of the Air Ministry to rationalise and improve the capabilities of the British aviation industry during the inter-war period.
Feb 20, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a week where national security has taken centre stage in Washington, the White House confirmed on Thursday that it had evidence that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear anti satellite weapon. John Kirby, the...
Ukraine war: high cost of replacing military hardware will change the nature of the conflict
Mar 04, 2023 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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