NEWS

DOUBTS GROW ABOUT UK DEFENCE REVIEW – P2

EURO NAVIES MAINTAIN WATCH OFF SOMALIA – P3

NEW FLEET SUPPORT SHIP PROVIDES A BOOST – P4

NAVIES-IN-BRIEF – P6, P8
• Oil tanker targetted in the Arabian Gulf.
• Latest Russian carrier design unveiled.
• South African Navy still in decline.
• Australian LPH sails to the rescue.

POLAND’S SUB FORCES HEAD FOR EXTINCTION – P7

CANADIAN NAVAL NEWS – P28/29

BILATERAL COMBAT EXERCISE – P32

EU NAVAL FORCES MISSION BOOSTED – P33

NORWEGIAN FRIGATE TO BE SCRAPPED – P37

MARITIME AVIATION NEWS – P38
• China angry about UK strike carrier mission.
• Italian carrier begins F-35B integration.
• New MPA for Turkey.
• Merlin & NH90 replacement wanted.

AUSTRALIA WITHDRAWS FROM

MIDDLE EAST ESCORT MISSION – IBC

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
UK and American navies embody the ‘Special Relationship’.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

BIDEN WILL SEEK TO BUILD ALLANCES – P10/11
Containing China is top of the POTUS ‘to do’ list.

GRAPPLING WITH A WORLD OF TROUBLES – P12/13
US maritime forces bosses lay out their vision.

US FORCE BASED ON SINGAPORE? – P14/16
New 1st Fleet would go where angels fear to tread.

LATIN AMERICAN SUBMARINE MILESTONE – P17/19
Brazil makes history with its new boats.

PERU’S FORMIDABLE SUBMARINE FORCE – P20/23
How a top rated service makes the most of it.

EAST AFRICAN COUNTER-TERROR BLITZ – P24/26
The Navy-Marine Corps team lands telling blows.

THE GROWING SWARM THREAT – P30
A gathering danger at sea must be countered.

RUSSIA WANTS TO MAKE THE BALTIC ITS OWN – P34/36
A major bid to exert control and NATO’s response.

ICELAND’S MARITIME GUARDIANS – P39/42
The Arctic island nation exerts a presence in NATO.

OBITUARY – P43

GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT – P44/45
How WW2 Allied escorts addressed the fundamentals.

BRAVE HMS MOHAWK’S SHORT, SHARP LIFE – P46

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48