NAVAL NEWS

News-in-Brief – P6 & P12

• Royal Navy warns off Russian spy ship.
• Future MCMV heads for the Netherlands.
• German intel-gathering ship construction starts.
• Pakistan tests Anti-ship Ballistic Missile.
• AUKUS hypersonic weapons development.
• Full speed ahead for new RNLN supply vessel – P11

Torpedoes away for French and Brazilian fleets – P22

Navies in Focus – P31

COMMENTARY

ODIN’S EYE – P5
Western liberal democracies must seize the day and spend more on defence or pay a terrible price.

NAVAL DRONES

GLOBAL DRONE CARRIERS LIFT OFF – P13/15
Big ships for operating uncrewed aerial systems.

LEATHERNECKS EQUIPPED WITH ‘NMESIS’ – P16/17
The US Marine Corps reorganises for an island-hopping war with robotic missile launchers.

NO TIME TO LOSE FOR USA – P18
The race is on to get more US Navy firepower at sea.

FEATURES

WORLD SAILING UPON A SEA OF TROUBLES – P2/4
A UK MoD report outlines stormy decades ahead.

BLACK SEA NAVAL BALANCE OF POWER – P8/11
Three years on in the Ukraine War Moscow is still losing the battle at sea.

AUKUS UPDATE – P19/21
Where things stand with the trilateral pact.

ADRIATIC FLEET OF MODEST MEANS – P24/30
Plans to modernise the Croatian Navy are slowed down by lack of funds, plus a Q&A with the fleet boss.

LAST OF THE LEGENDARY TRAFALGARS – P32/36
A farewell to HMS Triumph as she pays off.

LONG GOODBYE FOR THE SEA KING – P37/40
Part one of a series on a famous helicopter.

THE GREAT DREADNOUGHT RACE – P42/46
A delve into battleship rivalry between nations.

AMERICAN SEA SERVICE HONOURS ACTOR – P47/48
Superstar Tom Cruise is saluted by the US Navy.