ABSTRACT
Maritime airpower is frequently cited as an example of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). Significant advances in its development were spurred by the hope of securing major competitive advantage by the side that adapted faster and embraced the new technology, doctrine and organisational structures more enthusiastically. Connectedly, the argument goes, those who at the time thought of the development of maritime airpower more as an example of technological and tactical evolution, are dismissed as dyed-in-the-wool ‘conservatives’. 2
