Themes

Conflict and Change

• Introduction

• In Focus: 1900

• In Focus: World War One

• In Focus: Interwar

• In Focus: World War Two

• In Focus: Post War Conflict

• In Focus: Cold War Climate

• In Focus: Falklands and Beyond

  • Surface Fleet

  • Submarines

  • Royal Marines

  • Fleet Air Arm

• Special Exhibition: Falklands 25

Learning

• How To: Understand Propaganda

• Propaganda Image Galleries

• Education Project: Sea With Your Own Eyes

Lessons from the Falklands

Learning from war

The Falklands War provided the Royal Navy with a unique advantage of having fought such a campaign, allowing them to gain unparalleled experience with their missile and electronic weapons systems.

The war also brought into stark contrast the practices of the Cold War and alerted the Royal Navy to the vital need to provide a versatile and long-reaching force.

The Ministry of Defence learnt the lessons of the Falklands War and decided to save the aircraft carrier fleet and the Navy’s amphibious warfare capabilities. Find out more about a few examples of how the Royal Navy was able to review its defence policy in light of the Falklands War.

'21 May 82 - San Carlos Anchorage under Attack - Canberra Survives the day'. By Rex Phillips. (RNM)

Article highlights

• Learning from war

• Damage control and Airborne Early Warning Systems

• Close-in weapons systems

Follow the links to find out more about -

• Lessons from the Falklands

• The Type 23 Frigate

• New technology between the Falklands and the Gulf War

• The Gulf War

• Into the new millennium