NEWS

GULF CRISIS ERUPTS – P2 & P8
NATO MUST PREVENT NEW ARMS RACE – P3
NAVIES – P4, P6/8
• Dutch green light combat support ship
• China commissions second carrier
• ‘New’ US Navy fleet to face down Russians
HOME ARE THE WARRIORS – P12/13
VETERAN GERMAN FRIGATE RETIRES – P20
BUSH FIRE MERCY MISSION – P24/25
EXERCISE NEW HORIZON – P30
USN’S IMPROVED ATTACK BOATS – P34/35
ARGENTINEAN WARSHIP COMMISSIONS – P38

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
Defence review looms with fears for Senior Service.

BRITAIN SHOULD DEPLOY NAVY GLOBALLY – P10/11
Time for the RN to reinforce UK strategic partnerships.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

CHINA’S CARRIER AMBITION COOLS – P9
Beijing looks likely to curtail its flattops at four.

FRESH PRINCE OF POMPEY – P14/15
The UK’s second new carrier is commissioned.

‘TO FIGHT & WIN ACROSS ALL DOMAINS’ – P16/19
We interview the US Navy’s CNO.

FINLAND’S NAVY UPSCALES – P21
Rising threats in the Baltic prompt upgrade.

US NAVY HAS A PLAN TO BEAT MINES – P28/29
The future will see the mine warfare load spread.

LIONS BENEATH THE WAVES – P31/33
Singapore’s submarine force evolution.

MYSTERY OF WW2 SUB LOSS EXPLAINED – P36/37
The discovery of HMS Urge off Malta.

PROLOGUE TO THE GREATEST BATTLE – P40
How the ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ came to be.

BOOK REVIEWS

SUBMARINE WARFARE – P41/42 & P46
Some new and notable undersea warfare titles.

AUTHOR INTERVIEW – P43/45
We talk to Simon Parkin about ‘A Game of Birds and Wolves’.

BATTLEWAGON BLOCKBUSTER – P47/48