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May 2024
48m 54s

Naval C2

Peter Roberts
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The captain of a warship has, sometimes, godlike omnipotence. Does this mean that naval command and control has some unique characteristics that need to be better understood in order to be integrated into the 'modern' rubric? Vice Admiral Martin Connell, Second Sea Lord in the British Royal Navy, talks to Peter about what's unique about naval C2, and whether the education and development of leaders in the Royal Navy is good enough.

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