NEWS

RUSSIA CHAOS FOLLOWED NUCLEAR WARNING – P2

UKRAINE WAR NEWS – P3/4
• Second drone attack on Russian intel ship.
• Black Sea Base defences boosted.
• Camouflage for Russian warships.
• Ukraine mine-hunters train off Scotland.

NAVIES-IN-BRIEF – P6/7
• Chinese warships visit European waters.
• Italian commandos storm hijacked cargo ship.
• Romanian frigate returns from Med patrol.
• New UK mine warfare vessel at Portsmouth.

NORWEGIAN BOSS SAYS MORE

FRIGATES & SUBMARINES ARE NEEDED – P9

DARING DESTROYERS DEPLOY – P11

IRANIANS MENACE MERCHANT VESSEL – P12

TANKS FOR THE RIDE – P13

ALLIED NAVIES PATROL ASIA-PACIFIC – P18/19

HMS VICTORIOUS ARRIVES FOR REFIT – P24/25

EGYPTIAN NAVY’S NEW FRIGATE – P36

GERMAN FLEET WELCOMES SOME VIPS – P41/42

COMMENTARY

ODIN’S EYE – P5
Ukraine made its big push for the sea as others paid respects to Tsar Putin.

THREATS RISE BUT BUT BRITAIN CUTS ITS FLEET – P10
Increasing alarm about a shrinking Royal Navy.

NO TIME TO BE SELLING OFF TANKERS – P16/17
Global UK needs all the fleet oilers it can get.

FEATURES

DEEP STRIKE MISSILES FOR US MARINES – P8
Leathernecks begin learning how to use Tomahawk.

LAWMAKERS LOOK INTO FLEET READINESS – P14/15
UK MPs investigate a crucial defence issue.

BALTOPS 23 WAS A MATTER OF TRUST – P20/23
A full training menu on offer in the Baltic.

NAVIES TRAIN RELENTLESSLY FOR RESCUE – P26/27
But could do nothing to help the lost Titanic sub.

SIGNIFICANT SHIPS FEATURE DURING LIMA – P28/31
Malaysia’s big defence show is back with naval action.

AUDIT FINDS FAULT WITH TYPE 26 PROJECT – P32/33
Australia’s future frigate faces some big challenges.

INEXORABLE DECLINE OF VENEZUELAN FLEET – P34/35
Decay in the Caribbean’s once most powerful fleet.

CHINA’S AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE CAPABILITIES – P38/40
Beijing’s growing global power projection force.

GENERALS AND CHURCHILL SANK PLAN – P43/46
How Fisher’s WW1 Baltic Fleet stratagem was torpedoed.

BOOK REVIEWS P47/48