If you thought the era of British sea control — of Horatio Nelson and powerful naval task forces — was forever over, think again.

On Monday, British defense secretary Gavin Williamson unveiled a bold new blueprint for how Britain intends to rule the waves once more. Designed to mitigate any loss of British foreign policy influence in the aftermath of its withdrawal from the European Union at the end of March 2019, Williamson’s plan focuses on complementing the U.S. military in deterring, and if necessary, defeating, peer adversary threats from China and Russia.