Navaleye
Don't think he ever got above Lieutenant rank to be honest, he threw his teddy out of his pram when told that a)the Navy was unwilling to change the system just for him and b)they couldn't change the laws of Physics (which is writings tend to ignore). I often wonder how he got through the AIB and BRNC. Then did he have his eyes closed during operations and exercises? How does he propose that all the frigate/destroyer roles and deployments are performed without frigates and destroyers?
His latest idea is to replace frigates with merchant vessels with lashed up weapons. No need for properly integrated weapons and sensors. Reduced Radar Cross Section? Nah! Quiet propulsion? Que? Survivability? Damage Control? I cannot bring myself to post a link to this rubbish, although
this thread on Rum Ration (I'm not on there) may be of interest. Note the comments by our own MM.
But hey, he says he is an expert on all things defence, so he must be. Likewise Max Hastings, and many others.
S41
The escorts aren't cheap..
The escorts being the frigates and destroyers that would been needed anyway as they make up the bulk of the Fleet.