Kaushal

"Dr Kaushal told The Sun Online the “game changer” hypersonic missiles present a “substantial challenge” to any potential foe. “If directed properly it could kill a multi-billion pound asset like an aircraft carrier but it only costs in the millions,” he said. “So the attacker can afford to waste a few missiles, whereas the defender faces the problem that even one hit to a carrier can be catastrophic. If an attack fails it’s the loss of a missile costing a few million pounds which is not great but China has been developing a pretty large inventory of missiles. With a hypersonic because if can change course quite rapidly in flight it’s difficult for defenders to identify its likely target.”"

LETHAL WEAPON Brit aircraft carrier faces threat from swarm of hypersonic Chinese missiles on first mission in South China Sea

3 February 2021

Tags: Military Sciences, UK, Maritime Forces

Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

The US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant Programme: A Project in Search of a Clear Rationale

28 January 2021

The US Navy needs to demonstrate that its mammoth investment in large surface combatants has a manifest purpose.

Tags: Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Maritime Forces

Adversarial Studies: Russian Strategic Thinking and the Kremlin’s Approach to Coercion

19 January 2021

In this seminar, Dr Michael Kofman charts the evolution of Russian strategic thinking over the past few decades, explaining how concepts...

Tags: Adversarial Studies, Military Sciences

US Weapons Sales to Taiwan: Upholding the Porcupine Strategy

8 December 2020

It is not the size but the composition of the latest package of US arms sales to Taiwan that is noteworthy.

Tags: China, Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, Pacific

Persistent Engagement and Strategic Raiding: Leveraging the UK’s Future Carrier Strike Capability to Effect

26 November 2020

This Occasional Paper examines how the Royal Navy can leverage the potential of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in the context...

Tags: Military Sciences, Occasional Papers, UK, Maritime Forces

Overhyped Hypersonics? Examining the US Navy’s Prompt Strike Ambitions

25 November 2020

The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike...

Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces

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Persistent Engagement and Strategic Raiding: Leveraging the UK’s Future Carrier Strike Capability to Effect

26 November 2020

Sidharth Kaushal

This Occasional Paper examines how the Royal Navy can leverage the potential of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in the context...

Tags: Military Sciences, Occasional Papers, UK, Maritime Forces

Overhyped Hypersonics? Examining the US Navy’s Prompt Strike Ambitions

25 November 2020

Sidharth Kaushal

The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike...

Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces

The Type 055: A Glimpse into the PLAN’s Developmental Trajectory

19 October 2020

Sidharth Kaushal

The Type 055 Renhai destroyer, which displaces 12,000 tonnes, represents a significant advance in People’s Liberation Army Navy blue-water...

Tags: Adversarial Studies, China, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces

HMS Queen Elizabeth at sea. Courtesy of Dave Jenkins/Wikimedia

Decision Points: Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers

30 September 2020

Edited by Jack Watling

Europe's medium powers face unavoidable tradeoffs when determining the future shape of their militaries.

Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Whitehall Papers, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Europe

The King falls in a game of chess. Courtesy of jollier_ / Adobe Stock

Competitive Advantage and Rules in Persistent Competitions

29 April 2020

Peter Roberts and Sidharth Kaushal

Strategic goals can be refined through a better understanding of competitive advantage in great power conflict.

Tags: Military Sciences, Occasional Papers, History, Military Personnel, Resilience

Image of missile launch courtesy of elen31/Adobe Stock

Time-Sensitive Targets, Space and Missile Defence

22 April 2020

Sidharth Kaushal and Alexandra Stickings

Tags: Military Sciences, Conference Reports, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues

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"Dr Kaushal told The Sun Online the “game changer” hypersonic missiles present a “substantial challenge” to any potential foe. “If directed properly it could kill a multi-billion pound asset like an aircraft carrier but it only costs in the millions,” he said. “So the attacker can afford to waste a few missiles, whereas the defender faces the problem that even one hit to a carrier can be catastrophic. If an attack fails it’s the loss of a missile costing a few million pounds which is not great but China has been developing a pretty large inventory of missiles. With a hypersonic because if can change course quite rapidly in flight it’s difficult for defenders to identify its likely target.”"

LETHAL WEAPON Brit aircraft carrier faces threat from swarm of hypersonic Chinese missiles on first mission in South China Sea

3 February 2021 Tags: Military Sciences, UK, Maritime Forces

"“The persistent coverage provided by dispersed sensors provides round-the-clock coverage that other sources of data like an MPA [maritime patrol aircraft] or a SAR [synthetic aperture radar] satellite, which cover a given area for a certain amount of time before moving on, cannot,” says Dr. Sidharth Kaushal, an expert on sea power at the U.K. defense think tank RUSI."

DARPA’s ‘Ocean Of Things’ Is An All-Seeing Eye On The High Seas

13 August 2020 Tags:

"“Tension is escalating and I see procurement following suit,” said Sidharth Kaushal, a sea power research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London."

A naval arms race is gaining speed in the Mediterranean Sea

22 June 2020 Tags:

"Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, warned it was impossible to eliminate risk on naval vessels with cramped living quarters in which social distancing was impossible. “The US navy has restricted sailors’ activities during port calls and, in the medium to long term, they are looking at scaling down deployments such as the Rim of the Pacific exercise later this year, so this could clearly disrupt readiness cycles,” he said. "

Virus outbreak on French warship sparks military weakness fears

16 April 2020 Tags:

"Dr Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, said the Ministry of Defence’s traditional approach “is to assume long-range ballistic missiles are tipped with WMD [weapons of mass destruction], which are dealt with by the nuclear deterrent. “However, there is a recognition that a power such as Russia might use conventionally tipped ballistic missiles to weaken our ability to respond in a crisis.”"

‘Britain is exposed to the threat of missile attacks’

14 February 2020 Tags: Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences

"“One of the major drawbacks of HELs [High Energy Lasers] is their energy requirement, something that is obviated if one places them on a nuclear-powered submarine, which generates enough power to operate them as well as everything else on board,” Sidharth Kaushal, Research Fellow in Sea Power at RUSI, told Popular Mechanics. "

The Navy Is Arming Nuclear Subs With Lasers. No One Knows Why.

4 February 2020 Tags: Military Sciences, UK Defence

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