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Too Small to Fight: The Case for a Larger British Military

Nicolas Groffman, Richard Hewitt and Richard Stephens

18 June 202610 Minute Read

The UK Carrier Strike Group returns home to Portsmouth.

The UK Carrier Strike Group returns home to Portsmouth.

The UK Carrier Strike Group returns home to Portsmouth. Image: Leading Photographer Ollie Leach / UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026

To meet the scale of the UK's current security commitments, the British military must build force depth rather than relying on hybrid force concepts.

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Nicolas Groffman

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Richard Hewitt

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Richard Stephens

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