Military fiction built on detailed technical research, operational realism, and the professional culture of combat crews. From near-future AI warfare and RAF strike operations to Second World War tank warfare, each series follows combat at the level where it is actually fought.
Quantum EW / Arctic Strike
TSR3 WHITE DAGGER
RAF Strike Fiction Series
One aircraft. One squadron. The future of RAF strike warfare. Follow No. 9 Squadron RAF as they operate Britain's most advanced strike aircraft through Arctic flashpoints, quantum electronic warfare battles, and missions where failure could trigger consequences no state can walk back.
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AI Warfare / Sixth-Gen Systems
TSR3M NARROW DAGGER
Next-Generation RAF Strike Fiction
AI warfare. Sixth-generation strike aircraft. The next evolution of RAF combat operations. Follow RAF crews flying Britain's most advanced operational strike platform through Arctic deployments, Gulf crises, and Pacific flashpoints where stealth, speed, electronic warfare, and machine intelligence determine survival.
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AI Governance / Sixth-Gen Fighter
THE TEMPEST CHRONICLES
Military AI Fiction Trilogy
Three books. Forty-five chapters. One frequency. Follow No. 11 Squadron RAF and the AI system AURORA-OS across the Baltic, Indo-Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean — as both humans and AI become something that neither programme documentation nor governance frameworks can fully describe.
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WWII Tank Warfare
THE WEIGHT OF STEEL
WWII Tank Crew Fiction
Five men. One tank. Five years of war. From the six-week blitzkrieg that broke France to the last desperate months in Germany, follow a German armoured crew through the full arc of the Second World War — from victory to attrition to the final reckoning.
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About the Author
Simon Palmer is a Senior Lead Software Engineer in the UK defence industry, with professional expertise in mission management software delivery, AI systems architecture, and the governance frameworks that attempt to describe both.
His fiction spans near-future AI warfare, RAF strike operations, and Second World War armoured combat — each series built on detailed technical research and an interest in how wars are actually fought at the tactical level: the gap between what the orders say and what the ground requires, told through the voices of professionals who understand their craft.