Contents
NEWS
GERMAN NAVY SEIZES LIBYAN ARMS – P2
TRUMP’S BIGGER FLEET DEAD IN WATER – P3
NAVIES – P4, P6 & P7
• First steel to be cut on UK Type 26.
• USN warship tests freedom of the seas.
• La Fayette Trio to get ASW Upgrade.
RAN SPEARHEADS DISASTER TASK FORCE – P8/9
ASSAULT CARRIER IN DOCK – P21
BIG STICK ROOSEVELT – P24/25
TARKASH HITS ‘EM FOR SIX – P30/31
OLD SMOKEY HEADS FOR MED – P34
PAKISTAN & TURKEY CORVETTE DEAL – P38
BALTIC FOCUS – P39
DARINGS PASS THE BATON – P41
COMMENTARIES
UK POLITICOS DON’T TAKE DEFENCE SERIOUSLY – P5
A generation of British politicians don’t get it.
NO EASY ANSWERS IN FIGHT – P33
Europe’s best defence is security at sea.
FEATURES & ANALYSIS
SINGAPORE’S GOLDEN REVIEW – P10/11
The world’s leading navies send ships to a big show.
BIG SPENDING ASIA-PACIFIC NATIONS – P12/13
European navies are being left behind.
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO MEET THREATS – P14/15
US PACOM boss delivers a blunt message.
US & AUSTRALIA BOND SEALED IN BLOOD – P15
Two leaders salute joint sacrifice at Coral Sea.
AXED CARRIER TIP OF ICEBERG – P16/17
Retirement of its carrier is not Brazil’s only problem.
UNPRECEDENTED NATIONAL EFFORT – P18/20
Australia unveils an ambitious naval plan.
POSEIDON WILL PLUG GAP – P22/23
…but the UK’s new MPA will be an imperfect fit.
CALLS FOR MASSIVE BOOST – P26/27
The Canadian Govt is urged to build more subs.
ICE PATROL SHIPS GET HEROIC NAMES – P28
Progress with the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic OPVs.
MANY YEARS NEEDED – P29
Chinese carrier capability requires plenty of time.
US NAVY’S STRUGGLE TO HOLD CHINESE OFF – P32
Beijing seeks a bangs-for-bucks edge.
PUTTING MACHINES IN THE LINE OF FIRE – P36/37
Naval robots seek to reduce human casualties.
OBITUARY – P46
BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48
