NEWS

NEW KIT ENABLES DIVERS TO BOLDLY GO – P4

FIRST OF EGYPTIAN FRIGATE QUARTET – P6

JURASSIC COAST RENDEZVOUS – P7

NAVAL DRONES NEWS – P13/14

NATO SUB HUNTERS IN N. ATLANTIC – P15

DOUBLE ACT PRELUDE TO PLAN GALILEO – P20

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’S EYE – P5
Russian leader’s Peter the Great dreams could see Kaliningrad gambit.

FEATURES

UK SHOULD DEPLOY A CARRIER EACH YEAR – P2
British fleet must deploy regularly to Indo-Asia-Pacific or lack credibility.

CHINESE FIGHTER JETS BUZZ CAN & AUS MPAS – P3
War of words erupts after near misses in the air.

A FLAGSHIP FOR DEFENCE ON ‘NEAR & FAR SEAS’ – P8/9
China launches a new 80,000 tons carrier.

UKRAINE WAR SPEEDS UP RISE OF DRONES – P10/12
Recent events in the conflict at sea highlight the dawn of a new era in warfare.

EFFORT MADE TO DOWNSIZE GATOR NAVY – P16/17
A new political tustle in the USA over amphibs.

RUSSIAN CARRIER MOVES TO A DRY-DOCK – P18
The accident-prone RFS Kuznetsov saga continues.

BALTOPS WAS NATO’S MESSAGE TO RUSSIA – P22/26
The latest major Alliance naval exercise in the Baltic saw Sweden and its forces playing a prominent part.

UK FLEET PURSUES ‘PROJECT RESOLUTION’ – P27/29
A big effort is on to get more RN submarines to sea.

RESHAPING RNZN FOR TODAY & TOMORROW – P30/33
Interview with the boss of the New Zealand fleet.

ALL THE QUEEN’S SHIPS – P34/36
The RN’s Platinum Jubilee celebration.

STORY OF A FAMOUS ‘YOMP’ TO VICTORY – P37/42
Three perspectives from those who saw action on land during the Falklands War of 1982.

USN’S TICONDEROGAS ARE THE MAINSTAY – P43/45
Conclusion of a series looking at post-WW2 cruiser and destroyer development.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P46