NAVAL NEWS

New Cuban Missile Crisis warning – P2
US Navy submarine hits Houthis hard – P3
German corvette intercepts drone – P3
Mine warfare vessel sabotaged in the Baltic – P4
French frigates will become patrol ships – P6
Oil exploration mission under naval protection – P7
Stealthy northern seas shadow mission – P8
Northern Coasts exercise focuses on mines – P19/20
Aircraft carriers news – P28
Australian and Exercise Malabar News in focus – P36/39

 COMMENTARY

ODIN’S EYE – P5
Carriers send a strong message to Russia while UK submarine service goes hungry.

CHAGOS ISLANDS ‘GIVEAWAY’ – P32/34
Diego Garcia will remain the ‘Footprint of Freedom.’

 FEATURES

‘SHADOW FLEET’ HELPS RUSSIA – P10/12
How Moscow is circumventing maritime sanctions.

CHIEFS DIVE INTO UNDERWATER REALM – P14/15
Report from a major summit of top brass in Venice.

NEUTRAL ISLAND STATE’S NAVY – P16/18
Interview with the boss of Malta’s naval forces.

TRIO EXERCISE OFF SOUTH AFRICA – P21/23
South Africa hosts Brazilian and Indian warships.

BIG DECK POWER PROJECTION – P24/27
NATO exercises from the North Sea to the Mediterranean have carriers to the fore.

REDUNDANT UK AUXILIARY FLEET GROWS – P30
More and more UK supply vessels are out of service.

USN BOSS POSTPONES BIGGER NAVY – P31
Sea control capabilities are to be the thing.

BLACK SEA DRONE WARFARE – P40/41
It is showing the shape of things to come.

HITTING HARDER FROM FURTHER AWAY – P42
A milestone for the UK’s new Sea Venom missile.

WESTERN EUROPE’S LAST WW2 D-DAY – P44/46
Daring commandos storm ashore to unblock Antwerp.

FROM LOWER DECK TO ADMIRAL’S FLAG – P47/48
An interview with naval novelist Julian Stockwin.