NEWS

RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA GAMBIT – P2/4

NEWS-IN-BRIEF – P6/7, P9, P13
• Iran attacks merchant ships and the USA
sends in the Marines in response.
• Hypersonic missile bid for Iranian destroyer.
• Chilean amphibious ships contract.
• Drone-killing tests by UK Wildcat helicopter.
• Joint exercises off the Philippines.
• Maritime surveillance aircraft for Ireland.
• North Korea warned not to launch nukes.
• Vietnam receives warship gift from India.

UK ARMED FORCES BOSS UPBEAT ABOUT NAVY – P12 BIRDS AWAY DURING PACIFIC GRIFFIN – P18 TALISMAN SABRE PROVIDES AN EDGE – P22/23 UK STRIKE CARRIERS ARE BACK – P24/27 PUTIN REVEALS NAVY BOOST AT PARADE – P34

COMMENTARY

ODIN’S EYE – P5
A ‘word salad’ defence paper shows real lessons of the Ukraine War ignored in London.

FEATURES

US NAVY’S ATTACK SUBMARINE STRUGGLE P8
Maintenance problems afflict America’s fleet.

HANDICAPPED BY A BROKEN SYSTEM – P10/11
A Parliamentary committee reports on UK defence problems.

MARITIME FORCES FRONT AND CENTRE – P14/15
NATO Vilnius summit highlights rising Russian and Chinese threats.

SWEDEN WILL BE THE LYNCHPIN – P16/17
A new NATO member will boost naval defence.

AMMO BURN RATE IN UKRAINE DELIVERS A WAKE UP CALL – P20
Western navies must take note.

WORLD’S BIGGEST CARRIER ON POINT – P28/29
USS Gerald R. Ford spearheads Ex Neptune Strike.

FIRST OF THE NEW CASTLES IS A PIONEER – P30/32
The UK’s future mine warfare mothership.

BRITISH FLEET ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL – P36/37
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is being undermined.

SMALL NAVY WITH BIG CHALLENGES – P38/41
Interview with the boss of the Bulgarian Navy.

CANADIAN RECRUITMENT WOES – P42/43
Rules have been relaxed and new schemes tried.

GETTING UNDER THE SKIN – P44/46
How Virtual Reality assists naval training.

MOVIE REVIEWS – P47/48
‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Mission: Impossible.’