NEWS

CHINA RAGES AT US NAVY SAFEGUARDING

FREEDOM OF THE SEAS – P3

NAVIES – P4, P6/7
• Undersea searchers train to tackle SAR.
• New German frigates edge closer to global missions.
•South Korea to deter China with access denial.
• Second frigate for Thai fleet.
• Indian carrier third sea trials set.
• Pakistan Navy frigate has ASBM capability.
• Indonesians to build their own sub.

BLACK SEA NEWS – P16/17

UK PATROL SHIP IN ANTARCTIC MAJESTY – P24/25

FAREWELL ‘BATTLE CAT’ – P40

UKRAINE CRISIS

PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST – P2
The Russian leader puts his navy in the front line.

ODIN’s EYE – P5
Russia’s Ukraine gamble provokes major NATO response at sea.

RUSSIAN NAVY OUT IN FORCE – P8
Moscow orders its warships to fire guns and missiles in a series of exercises.

HIGH SEAS CONTEST GOES TO NEXT LEVEL – P9/11
From the Arctic to the Black Sea, the ocean is alive with warships engaged in a high stakes contest.

AS RUSSIA THREATENED INVASION, UKRAINE PRESSED ON WITH NAVAL MODERNISATION – P12/13
Kiev’s growing investment in maritime forces.

PRINCE TAKES NATO FORCE CROWN – P14/15
The UK’s second new carrier takes the lead.

WHEN RUSSIAN WARSHIPS OPENED FIRE ON A FISHING FLEET – P41
An incident in 1904 saw trawlers attacked.

COLD WAR AT SEA YESTERDAY & TODAY – P42/44
Where fact meets fiction in Russia versus the West.

FEATURES

CANADA’S HIGH PRICE TAG FUTURE WARSHIP – P18/19
Big investment now will save lives and provide better national defence.

NAVIES HELP TSUNAMI-STRICKEN TONGA – P20/21
Aid comes from far and wide across the sea.

FUTURE DESTROYER DESIGN UNVEILED – P23
The shape of things to come for the USN.

SAN MARCO BRIGADE TACKLES MISSIONS FROM THE MED HOT ZONE TO THE ARCTIC- P26/31
Italy’s Marines have a demanding workload.

THE ROYAL NAVY’S LETHALITY PROBLEM – P32/34
The British fleet is under-armed, but how to fix it?

REFIT CAPACITY IS FUNDAMENTAL – P35
A key UK dockyard is compelled to upgrade its submarine deep maintenance capabilities.

QUEEN OF A THOUSAND DAYS – P36/37
A forward-based frigate’s remarkable achievements.

PARIS PROJECTS ITS MARITIME MIGHT – P38/39
The French Navy deploys its carrier group into the Med.

TREASURES OF A REVOLUTIONARY SHIP – P46

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48