NEWS

INDONESIA CHOOSES ARROWHEAD FRIGATE – P3

FULL STEAM AHEAD ON GERMAN CORVETTES – P3

JAMES BOND ACTOR HONOURED BY RN – P4

SHOCK OF THE NEW – P6

NAVIES GATHER OFF SCOTLAND – P7

MOSCOW & MINSK PUSH BACK – P28

EXERCISING SEA POWER PARTNERSHIPS – P32/33

BUILD OF FIRST UK TYPE 31 UNDERWAY – P44

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
The ruckus over AUKUS only scratches the surface of a global contest.

Australia-UK-US (AUKUS)

AUSTRALIA CHARTS COURSE TO SSNS – P2
The RAN goes nuclear while UK awards a contract to advance its own future SSN programme.

TRIPLE ALLIANCE TO CONTAIN CHINA – P12/15
The AUKUS revelation shocked the world.

FRIEND AND FOE ALIKE SLAM MOVE – P16
A mixed reception globally to the news.

TRIO WILL GRAPPLE WITH CHINA & RUSSIA – P17/19
The AUKUS alliance may be to counter the Chinese but it will also prompt a response from the Russians.

FEATURES

LANDMARK MISSILE LAUNCH OFF USA – P8
A robot warship marks up a milestone.

CHINA REFUSES GERMAN SHIP PORT VISIT – P10/11
FGS Bayern’s global deployment latest.

ITALY’S NEW ASSAULT CARRIER – P20/2
A look at the Marina Militare’s latest vessel.

BIG LIZZIE & CARL VINSON GO BIG IN JAPAN – P24/26
UK and US strike carriers meet up for exercises.

BRITISH & RUSSIAN NAVIES IN JOINT TRIBUTE – P27
A salute to the heroes of WW2’s Arctic convoys.

MARITIME PATROL THE ARGENTINE WAY – P29/31
Part one of a trip to sea in a new warship.

BRITAIN’S GREY DIPLOMATS DEPLOY – P34/35
The globe-girdling odyssey of two RN OPVs.

DAWN OF THE ‘PODS’ AT LONDON SHOW – P36/39
Reports from the latest DSEI in the UK capital.

A PERISCOPE VIEW OF ‘VIGIL’ – P40/41
Reality versus the fiction of a TV drama set in a sub.

UNLIKELY STAR PLAYER IN VAST STRUGGLE – P42/43
How little corvettes beat the U-boats in WW2.

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48