Contents
NEWS
BLACK SEA IS A MAJOR MIGRANT ROUTE – P2
NAVIES – P4, 6 & P9
- Multibillion US & UK SSBNs contract
- Brits to pitch T31e for USN
- Major Ballistic Missile Defence exercise off UK
- Russian subs strike Syria
- New Cypriot OPV launched in Israel
- Work on second Chinese carrier steams ahead
CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS – P7
AUSTRALIA PROJECTS POWER – P20/21
RAN’s FIRST AWD IS COMMISSIONED – P22
HIGH NORTH PATROL FOR UK & US SHIPS – P30
SUB HUNTER TAKES PIGGYBACK RIDE – P34
EX DYNAMIC MONARCH – P36
NORTH KOREAN CRISIS
NAVAL POWER TO EXERT DECISIVE EFFECT – P3
ODIN’s EYE – P5
Can sea soldiers save the world from war?
SUFFOCATING N. KOREA’S SEA TRADE – P10/11
Would an embargo or blockade be a wise move?
FEATURES & ANALYSIS
HURRICANE NAVIES IN ACTION – P8 & P12/16
Warships and support sailed to the rescue.
US ALLIES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION – P17/19
The South China Sea cauldron bubbles away.
USN PLANS RECALL OF OLD WARSHIPS – P23
Perry Class frigate proposal gains momentum.
NEW PRINCE OF TIDES – P24/26
The UK’s second super-carrier is named.
ACID TEST FOR GLOBAL UK – P27/29
Starting gun fired on Type 31e frigate programme.
NAVIES FIND COMMON CAUSE – P32/33
Baltic fleets join forces for a major exercise.
ROBOTS WILL RULE THE WAVES – P37/40
The First Sea Lord predicts an unmanned future.
KEEPING UP A GLOBAL WATCH – P41/43
How task group innovation overcame tough times.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P44
NAVAL HERITAGE – P45/46
BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48
