NEWS

TRUMP SENDS CARRIER TO TEST CHINESE – P2

‘MAD DOG’ DELIVERS NATO ULTIMATUM – P3

NAVIES – P4 & P6
• Rebels attack Saudi warship.
• First steel cut for Italian patrol ship.
• Potential foes join forces.
• Germans receive RN flagship training.

END OF LATIN AMERICAN CARRIERS – P7

NORTH KOREA SHOWS NEED FOR BMD – P8/9

JAPAN PIT STOP FOR NEW UK OILER – P18/19

BOOTNECKS BACK IN THE JUNGLE – P22

NAVIES SHARPEN SECURITY SKILLS – P36

SEA CEPTOR FIRST FOR PLYMOUTH ARGYLL – P42

AUSTRALIA’S NEW WAVE – P43

HORNET CRISIS STINGS US NAVY – P44/45

COMMENTARIES

HIGH NOON FOR NATO – P5
US demands for more defence spending are not welcome in some quarters.

ARCTIC ANGST COMPELS PUTIN – P15/17
The Russian leader strives to secure his nation’s flanks.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

RN GRAPPLES WITH CRITICAL MASS – P10/11
Declining warship numbers and rising threats converge.

D-DAY LOOMS FOR UK FLAGSHIP – P12/14
Despite delays a new British carrier will soon sail.

NORWAY OPTS FOR NEW U-BOATS – P20/21
A surprise move sees Germany picked.

MAIDEN SINGAPORE DEPLOYMENT – P24/26
A trimaran warship assumes front line duties.

THE LYNX IS DEAD…LONG LIVE THE LYNX – P27/31
A veteran flies into the sunset.

FINAL CURTAIN FOR LEGENDARY ‘BIG E’ – P32/34
It really is the end for a carrier legend.

THE NEW GREAT GAME – P37/38
Russia seeks to extend its reach in the Med.

KNIGHTS OF AIR, LAND & SEA – P39/41
The Romanian Navy’s helicopter force profiled.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P46

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48