Contents
NEWS
MOSCOW WARNS NATO TO STAY OUT – P2
THE SHARP TEETH OF RUSSIA – P3
NAVIES-IN-BRIEF – P4, P6/7, P8/9 & P28
• Exercise Steadfast Defender 21.
• Formidable AI edge honed in missile exercise.
• Australian frigate visits Japan.
• Polish frigate competition launched.
• Colombian Navy to replace 1970s subs by 2041.
• Ukraine gets more Turkish drones.
• Call for action against pirates off West Africa.
• Russian submarine Kazan enters service.
US CUTTER IN BLACK SEA PATROL – P19
GERMAN NAVY NEWS FOCUS – P20/21
NIGHT DEPARTURE FOR UK CARRIER P22/23
FINAL REHEARSALS, SISTERLY R/V & THE MED – P24/25
ANGLO-AMERICAN BATTLE CAMPS – P26
COMMENTARIES
ODIN’s EYE – P5
UK sends new navy strike power away while a threat grows in home waters.
FEATURES
SUPER-SIZED SSNS ON THE HORIZON – P10/11
The US Navy gears up for big submarine investment.
MASSIVE FISHING FLEET HEADACHE – P12/14
Latin America’s illegal fishing problem.
TURKEY’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER DREAM – P16/18
There is more than one way to a fixed-wing ship.
RCN HAMMERS INDIAN OCEAN DRUG TRADE – P27
A Canadian frigate scores a series of busts.
FLYING THE F-35B ITALIAN NAVY STYLE – P29/33
A cockpit perspective on the new strike jet.
KIWI CANTERBURY TALES – P34/36
A profile of New Zealand’s multi-talented warship.
CRUISER PIPES VISITORS ABOARD – P37
The famous HMS Belfast re-opens new & improved.
“BISMARCK HAD TO BE STOPPED”- P38/42
The finale of our WW2 80 series on the pursuit and sinking of the famous German battleship. Also a look at the impact of the event in Hamburg.
SSN DARED TO GO WHERE PRECIOUS FEW HAD EVER BEEN – P43
A Cold War submarine prepares to go under ice.
OBITUARY – P44
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P46
BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48