NEWS

CHEEKY CHINESE LEAD JAPANESE ON A DANCE – P2

NAVIES – P3, P4 & P26

• More submarines for ambitious Singapore
• Beijing’s second carrier heads for sea trials
• Greece looks to acquire French warship
• First Indian SSBN ‘sank at moorings’
• Fire onboard Russian submarine

BRITS & CANADIANS SHADOW RUSSIANS – P20/21

HARPOON TEST FIRING WAS A BLAST – P24/25

SERIAL DRUG BUSTS OFF ARABIA – P27

AMBASSADOR DEPLOYS TO ASIA-PACIFIC – P28

SEARCH FOR SAN JUAN SCALED BACK – P36

SCANDI NAVIES IN COMMAND – P38

COMMENTARY

ODIN’s EYE – P5

A battle has been won by the MoD but the war to save the UK Armed Forces is far from over.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

STORM OVER RN CUTS GROWS – P6/8

The campaign to see off further damage picks up.

CUTS WOULD TORPEDO ‘GLOBAL BRITAIN’ – P7/9

More reductions in the RN would be illogical.

LONGER REACH BRINGS ON GROWING PAINS – P10/14

Part one of our interview with the German fleet’s boss.

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION TO UNDERMINE NATO – P15/16

Moscow aims to build on a traditional warfare skill.

DILEMMA OF SHRINKING NAVIES – P17/19

As the East forges ahead how does the West keep up?

TRUMP’S NEW WEAPONS – P22/23

The USA weighs up ‘usable’ nukes.

F-35B WILL BE THE SUM OF ITS PARTS – P29/31

The Lightning II is remarkable despite its bad press.

REMOVING TRIDENT REPLACEMENT COSTS FROM THE UK DEFENCE BUDGET – P32/33

Pressure is on to shift the burden of investment.

BIG CHALLENGES FOR NEW DREADNOUGHT – P33/35

The new UK SSBN programme is underway.

SUBMARINE AE1 YIELDS SOME SECRETS – P40/42

The in-depth detective work begins.

ADVENTURES OF A SHIPWRECK HUNTER – P44

The exploits of David L. Mearns in a new book.

OBITUARY – P45

The Falklands War surgeon who save friend and foe.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P46

MOVIE REVIEWS – P47/48

A powerful portrait of a navalist P.M.