No. 262 December 2016

December 2016

Front cover

Contents

  • PHILIPPINES DEFECTION UNDERMINES USA
  • BATTLING BOLD PIRATES
  • ROBO WARRIOR
  • BIG THREE NAVIES SIGN UP
  • SAILING OUT OF THE PAST…
  • NEW SSBN MEANS UK DREADS NAUGHT
  • KUZNETSOV SMOKESCREEN
  • ‘GENERATION Z’ FIGHTING SHIPS

PHILIPPINES DEFECTION UNDERMINES USA

PHILI DEFECTS

A sudden switch sees Manila cozying up to Beijing and destabilising Washington’s Asia-Pacific strategy.

Photo: US Navy.

 

BATTLING BOLD PIRATES

BATTLING PIRATES

Even though it may be in decline off Somalia, the scourge of piracy still blights West Africa.

Photo: US Navy.

 

ROBO WARRIOR

ROBO WARRIOR

How the UK’S Joint Warrior exercise went unmanned.

Photo: US Navy.

 

BIG THREE NAVIES SIGN UP

TRIALATERAL AGREEMENT

A milestone agreement for the USA, UK and Japan will see them patrol the South China Sea.

Photo: US Navy.

 

SAILING OUT OF THE PAST…

ZUMWALT TO SAN DIEGO

The radical new US Navy destroyer Zumwalt is commissioned into service and heads for San Diego.

Photo: US Navy.

 

NEW SSBN MEANS UK DREADS NAUGHT

NEW DREADNOUGHT

First of a new breed of ballistic missile submarine for the UK has a capital ship name.

Image: UK MoD.

 

KUZNETSOV SMOKESCREEN

KUZNETSOV PIC

Big ships made news, little ones made the moves as the Russian Navy staged some Maskirovka plays.

Photo: Norwegian defence ministry.

 

‘GENERATION Z’ FIGHTING SHIPS

GEN Z PIC

A French defence giant unveils its future vision to capitalise on the connected generation.

Image: DCNS.