NEWS

CHINA’S FIRST HOME-GROWN CARRIER – P2

NORTH KOREA ‘NOT A JELLYFISH’ – P3

NAVIES – P2, P4, P6 & P7
• France orders five new frigates.
• Pirates strike again off Horn of Africa.
• Russian spy ship sinks in Black Sea.
• France has FREMM frigate No.4.

RAN SPEARHEADS DISASTER TASK FORCE – P8/9

NAVAL ALLIANCE SHARPENS ITS TEETH – P17

NEW UK GO-ANYWHERE FORCE – P20

RCN’S GLOBAL FRIGATES – P21

TURKISH FLEET BESTRIDES THE BLACK SEA – P27

‘PEANUT BUTTER’ US COAST GUARD – P30/31

NZ REPLENISHES TANKER CAPABILITY – P36/37

SPANISH FRIGATE IN AUSTRALIA – P39

COMMENTARIES

LABOUR HAS NO CREDIBILITY ON DEFENCE – P5
…but the Conservatives have damaged the Navy.

IS THE BRITISH LION A PAPER TIGER? – P19
A generation of UK politicians has presided over a disastrous hollowing out of the RN.

CHINA WAKES UP TO ITS POWER – P28/29
History is repeating itself in a new arms race.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

TOMAHAWK BLITZ BY US NAVY – P10/12
Syrian retaliation places the Fleet in the vanguard.

STRIKE FROM SEA DELIVERS SLAP – P12/13
How and why the USN launched its bombardment.

RUSSIAN FRIGATE’S TIMELY RETURN – P13
Med deployment was long-planned.

USA’S FUTURE SEA-BASED DETERRENT – P14/16
Tricky waters to be navigated for new SSBN.

FATE OF HMS OCEAN IS A SIGN – P18/20
The loss of a helicopter carrier and shake-up in the Royal Marines is not good news.

RUSSIAN SUBMARINES IN THE IRISH SEA – P22/23
The strategic threat in the UK’s backyard.

MAIDEN VOYAGE FOR THE MIGHTY FORD – P24/26
First sea trials for the new US Navy strike carrier.

U-BOAT IS WEAPON OF CHOICE – P32/34
Germany’s Type 214 submarine is a global success.

BOOK REVIEWS SPECIAL – P41/46
Including interview with Julian Stockwin, Geoff Hunt’s latest art show and a chance to win some books.

OBITUARIES – P47/48