NEWS

NAVIES – P2/3, P4/7

• Iran tells ‘Alien’ USA to stay out of the Gulf
• US Navy commissions a fleet “ready to fight”
• USN intercepts ‘arms from Iran’
• Indian carrier modernisation
• Task group to bear down on terror-funding trade
• Russian ‘harassment’ of shipping in Black Sea
• China participates in Australian exercise
• UK strategic defence ‘on thin ice’ in the Arctic

CHILE’S NIMBLE RESEARCH VESSEL – P23

BACK TO FUTURE FOR NEW RAN SUB BASE? – P38

LUXURY WATCH COMMISSIONED FOR CARRIER – P44

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
‘Scallop Wars’ trawl up uncomfortable truths.

THE UK NEEDS A LATTER DAY ‘HOME FLEET’ – P12/13
Time for the UK to get serious in the N. Atlantic.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

RUSSIA’S NAVAL STRIKE AMBITIONS – P8/11
Putin promises a pragmatic build up for global reach.

NEW UK CARRIER’S WESTLANT MISSION – P14/17
HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail for her first F-35B landings.

“NO POINT IN KEEPING HER IN HOME WATERS”- P17
The CO of HMS Queen Elizabeth provides his perspective.

DESTROYER’S NEW INTEL-GATHERING FIT – P18
HMS Defender returns from a refit with boosted powers.

ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF MINE WARFARE – P19/21
Belgium and Holland blaze a trail to future MCM ops.

U-BOAT GIFT REDISCOVERED – P22
WW2 craft located off Japan by a high-tech expedition.

JAPAN LAUNCHES SUPER DESTROYER – P24/26
JS Maya will be her nation’s first line of defence.

BRITISH FLAGSHIP DRAWS BIG CROWD – P27/29
HMS Albion proves a star attraction in Tokyo.

NAVAL REGENERATION PLANS HAMPERED – P30/32
Poland’s modernisation effort is a stop-start affair.

REGIONAL POWERPLAYS BY INDIA & CHINA – P34/35
Bangladesh plays both ends in the Bay of Bengal.

WESTERN EUROPE UNDER THE SEA – P36/37
Part one of a look at European subs 1991 – 2018.

BRAVE POLES PUNCH ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT – P40/41
Concluding part of a look at Polish naval history.

TURBULENT NAVAL CENTURY – P42/43
The strife-torn story of Estonia’s battle for freedom.

BOOK REVIEWS – P46/48