NEWS

US NAVY CRUISER IS RENAMED – P4

NEWS IN FOCUS – P6

CUTTING A DASH – P7

NAVIES-IN-BRIEF – P8
• Bigger effort needed to counter China and Russia in the frozen realm.
• Ireland will never hunt submarines.
• Nigeria procures more patrol boats.
• Japan’s Tomahawk order.

BRAZILIAN NAVY’S BIG TRAINING CRUISE – P10

TWO BECAME ONE – P22

INDIAN OCEAN TRIUMVERATE – P23

HOLD STEADY! – P24/25

COMMENTARY

ODIN’S EYE – P5
UK Government falls short on the home front and risks over-promising on AUKUS submarines.

UKRAINE WAR

STRIKE DESTROYS RUSSIAN MISSILE STOCKS – P2
RACE TO PLUCK REAPER FROM WATERY GRAVE – P3
Plus: Drone attacks may be precursor to Crimean offensive; Kilos train to sink ships; Dutch MCMVs for Ukraine.
IRAN’S SEA TRADE IN DRONES & AMMO TO RUSSIA – P18
EXPLOITS OF UKRAINE COMBAT DIVERS – P19

AUKUS SUBMARINES

HISTORY-MAKING ANGLOSPHERE SSN – P31
SPLIT PERSONALITY UK DEFENCE REVIEW – P32/34
MIXED RECEPTION IN AUSTRALIA – P35
NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS – P36
EX-UK LABOUR PARTY LEADER ATTACKS SUB PACT – P37
SUBMARINES ARE THE NEW BATTLESHIPS – P38/40

FEATURES

A DIVE INTO CANADA’S FUTURE SUB DILEMMA – P11/13
A look at the options for the RCN’s next boat.

NATO TRAINS HARD TO FIGHT EASY – P14/17
Two major exercises on the frozen Northern Flank.

BIG FLEET HOPES MIGHT BE DASHED – P20/21
The US Navy struggles with force levels.

NATO ON THE HUNT IN THE MED – P26/27
The latest Dynamic Manta ASW exercise.

HIGH-END, MULTI-FACETED TRAINING – P28/30
France hosts the ORION multi-national workout.

ROYAL NAVY BY THE (WARSHIP) NUMBERS – P42/43
A quarter century of declining force levels.

SCOTLAND’S SECRET U-BOAT VISITORS – P44
The mystery of sheep rustling submariners.

BIGGEST SHOW ON THE MERSEY – P45
Battle of the Atlantic 80 will see warships on display.

OBITUARY – P46
Rear Admiral James Goldrick, RAN (Retd).

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48