• IS JAPAN UNDER SIEGE?
• TOP NAVIES INVEST IN SSNs AND SSGNs
• A NAVY IN TRANSITION
• HAS THE RN’s CRITICAL MASS GONE?
• NORWAY’S AEGIS GUARDIANS
• ALREADY SUFFERING IMPACT
• IT’S SMART TO FILL TRANSATLANTIC GAPS
• FLEXIBLE NAVIES SHOULD BE TOP OF THE GLOBAL AGENDA
• PIRATES SEEK OUT NEW PREY

IS JAPAN UNDER SIEGE?

There is a sea change afoot as Japan faces potential threats from different directions.

We weigh up the various dangers vexing Tokyo and consider how they might shape the future capabilities of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).

Photo: US Navy.

TOP NAVIES INVEST IN SSNs AND SSGNs

A top expert in the submarine field considers how the US Navy uses its attack boats to offer the USA a decisive edge.

Photo: US Navy.

A NAVY IN TRANSITION

Special Correspondent Guy Toremans reports from Peru, providing the opener for a series on a leading Latin American fleet during a period of great change.

Photo: Guy Toremans

HAS THE RN’s CRITICAL MASS GONE?

Anxiety over the Royal Navy losing critical mass not only in terms of ships but also in people has leapt in recent months. We consider whether size matters for the British fleet.

Photo: US DoD.

NORWAY’S AEGIS GUARDIANS

A profile of Norway’s highly capable new AEGIS-equipped frigates. In part two (see May 2013 edition) we will interview the captain of HNoMS Roald Amundsen.

Photo: RNoN.

ALREADY SUFFERING IMPACT

David Axe reports on how the threat of looming savage federal budget cuts set in motion last year by Congress has been enough to have a severe impact on the US Navy’s ability to conduct global operations.

Photo: US Navy.

IT’S SMART TO FILL TRANSATLANTIC GAPS

A recent speech by a top NATO official has thrown into sharp relief the urgent need for the defence alliance to close a so-called ‘transatlantic capability gap’ between Europe and the USA. Usman Ansari and Iain Ballantyne examine how specialization has become a double-edged sword.

Photo: Guy Toremans.

FLEXIBLE NAVIES SHOULD BE TOP OF THE GLOBAL AGENDA

Steven Jermy considers the importance of navies – the central agents of maritime strategy – speculating on their likely tasks and how they might be composed in a new maritime dominated era.

Photo: US DoD.

PIRATES SEEK OUT NEW PREY

As patterns of piracy around the world change Dr Dave Sloggett analyses the emerging trends and potential naval responses.

Photo: EU NAVFOR.