NEWS

CARRIERS GRAPPLE WITH THE VIRUS – P2/3

IRANIANS HIT THEIR OWN VESSEL – P4

LASERS FOR USN SUBS – P4

QATAR SUBMARINE AMBITIONS SURFACE – P4

NAVIES – P6/11
• US Navy sends ships to see off China.
• Tensions between Iran and USA flare
• Germans trail rare Russian submarine
• Russians spy on new French attack boat
• Australia’s new corvette build gets underway.
• China launches second assault carrier.

NAVIES DEPLOY DESPITE THE VIRUS – P12/14

CANADA PERSEVERES IN FACE OF COVID FOE – P13

NATO SHIPS TACKLE MINE MENACE – P15

NEW FRENCH ATTACK BOAT MAKES DEBUT – P24/25

DESIGN SELECTED FOR NEW USN FRIGATE – P26

RUSSIA SOON TO HAVE THREE NEW FFGS – P27

UK TYPE 31 PROGRAMME UNDERWAY – P28/29

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
The West’s fleets safeguard the freedom of the seas against those who seek to destroy it amid pandemic.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

LEATHERNECKS TURN TO SMALL SHIPS – P16
The US Marine Corps considers different approach.

BALTIC STATES BOOST NAVIES – P17
Small fleets enhance patrol vessel assets.

DEFENDING NATIONAL MARITIME INTERESTS – P18/21
Interview with the boss of Italy’s submarine force.

UK-US SURFACE ACTION GROUP SAILS NORTH – P22/23
The RN and USN send vessels into the Barents Sea.

CONVOLUTED PATH TO NUCLEAR PROPULSION – P30/31
Concluding part of our look at the genesis of UK SSBNs.

PESTILENCE SMOTE THE WORLD – P42/43
How WW1 endgame created a pandemic.

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48

WW2 75 SPECIAL

CONFRONTATION AT SEA – P32/35
When U-boats sally forth after VE Day an escort group is sent to meet them.

VENERABLE BATTLEWAGONS SWITCHED – P36/37
American battleships sail from Europe to fight Japan.

ARCTIC CONVOY SACRIFICE – P38/39
The story of a young Russian submarine officer.

IGNOMINIOUS END FOR A GREY WOLF – P40

VE DAY SAW NO END TO THIS MISSION – P41

WW2 SALUTES HELD AT SEA – P44

OBITUARIES – P45/46