Communications consultant (https://www.spp.global/) Ex Naval Officer Defence commentator (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/t/tk-to/tom-sharpe/)https://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.social/post/3llybe64omk27This is a great article by @helenwarrell.bsky.social on the realities (and likelihood) of Arctic Warfare. Chuffed to have helped a tiny bit in its construction. Reading it makes me eternally grateful I joined the Navy... https://ft.com/content/76fdc290-6789-4732-80b9-8a853c02640e04 Apr 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:7gfbjxvfv2nykr47vblch3f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3llybe64omk27https://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.social/post/3lfd4k4veps2yLies, damned lies and statistics. A review into a year's worth (96) of my @telegraphnews.bsky.social articles. Warning - may contain some analysis 😳 https://tom-sharpe.com/2025/01/09/a-year-in-articles/09 Jan 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:7gfbjxvfv2nykr47vblch3f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfd4k4veps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.social/post/3ldynvk6jbk26Thoughts on the USS Gettysburg blue-on-blue 1⃣Still🤷‍♂️ as to how this happened but... 2⃣No such thing as a perfect air picture, even now 3⃣The more you put yourself in harm's way, the more mistakes can happen. Many BZs to the USN for repeatedly taking this risk🫡 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/23/three-cheers-for-the-us-navy/#comment23 Dec 2024 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:7gfbjxvfv2nykr47vblch3f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldynvk6jbk26https://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.social/post/3lbcc42odts2mA nice gentle topic for my second post on here...😳 Aircraft carriers: strategic necessity or extravagant folly? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/18/dont-scrap-british-aircraft-carriers/19 Nov 2024 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:7gfbjxvfv2nykr47vblch3f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcc42odts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsharpe.bsky.social/post/3kzr2ejyei227Some thoughts on HMS Diamond's recent (excellent) deployment to the Red Sea. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/15/hms-diamond-royal-navy-red-sea-houthis-combat-missiles/#comment15 Aug 2024 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:7gfbjxvfv2nykr47vblch3f7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzr2ejyei227