NEWS

RUSSIA TO BOOST FRIGATE NUMBERS – P2
GERMAN NAVY’S GLOBAL MISSION – P3
THIRD DESTROYER HANDED OVER TO RAN – P4
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT STRICKEN WITH VIRUS – P4
NEWS EXTRA – NAVIES VERSUS THE VIRUS – P6/7
PLYMOUTH SOUND’S SPLENDID ISOLATION – P8
HMAS ARUNTA’S MISSILE FIRING – P15
BALTIC NAVAL NEWS IN FOCUS – P22
SHOW GOES ON FOR NEW JMSDF WARSHIP – P23
FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR UK FRIGATE – P24/25
FRENCH NAVY NEWS IN FOCUS – P36/37
FRIGATE HEADS FOR THE BLACK SEA – P38

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P9
For navies it’s business as usual in great waters.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

UK NUCLEAR DETERRENT – P10/11
Reduced force levels mean CASD could collapse.

USN CHARTS COURSE FOR FUTURE CARRIERS – P12/14
Light carriers could be in the mix in years to come.

ASW EXERCISE WAS NATO AT THE APEX – P16/17
Latest edition of Dynamic Manta is held in the Med.

“A MELTING POT OF THREATS” – P18/21
Our interview with a key NATO commander.

IRAN SEEKS TO EXPAND MARITIME AIRPOWER – P26/28
Caught in sanctions, Tehran invests in drones.

ARENA OF ‘EXPANDED COMPETITION’ – P28/29
Report and pics from ICEX 2020.

MERSEY VISIT FOR HMS PRINCE OF WALES – P30/33
The future of UK naval aviation is revealed.

ROYAL NAVY TO FIELD ‘ROBOT SUBS’ – P34
The First Sea Lord announces large undersea drones.

HOW THE ‘SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP’ WAS KEY – P40/42
Part one of a look at how RN Polaris boats came to be.

FIRST AND LAST IN PACIFIC WAR – P43/44
New exhibits at the IWM bookend WW2 campaign.

OBITUARY – P45/46
Last of the RN’s WW2 destroyer captains.

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48
A WW1 naval officer whose short career burned so bright and the WW2 admiral history often overlooks.