No. 294 September 2019

September 2019

Front cover

The Russian Navy Northern Fleet missile cruiser RFS Marshal Ustinov in the Baltic Sea, headed for Navy Days at St. Petersburg. See P16.

Photo by Michael Nitz, Naval Press Service.

Contents

NEWS

‘NEW’ NORTH KOREAN MISSILE SUBMARINE – P4
MIGHTY SSGN SAILS BALTIC – P6/7
SOUTHERN TEAMWORK SHARPENS SKILLS – P15
WARSHIPS HEAD FOR ST. PETERSBURG PARADE – P16
SUBS & SUB HUNTER MAKE THEIR DEBUT – P36
BATTLING HAGURO LIVES AGAIN – P40

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
Action not words required at sea for RN.
BRITAIN NEEDS TO GET SERIOUS – P8/9
The UK must reconnect with global naval strategy.

STORM OVER THE GULF

US NAVY’S NEW MINDSET IN CRISIS ZONE – P2/3
How a shock helped sharpen up a patrol force.
TENSIONS RISE AMID NAVAL BUILD UP – P17
Drone shoot-downs & ship seizures raise temperature.
THERE IS NO ‘MAGIC BULLET’ SOLUTION – P18
Unravelling the tangled web of Iran-UK tension.
‘INFINITE WAR’ OFFERS FINITE SUB THREAT – P19
Assessing Iran’s undersea forces.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

CHINA SEEKS A ROUTE TO NUKE PROPULSION – P10
Moscow is set to boost Beijing’s carriers.
FIRE AND ICE FOR THE USA – P12/13
The US Navy’s Arctic and South China Sea strategies.
RUSSIAN GATECRASHER IN THE BLACK SEA – P14
An elderly destroyer barges into a NATO party.
LOST SOVIET SUB ‘LEAKS’ RADIATION – P20/21
Deep sea survey of a Cold War relic while a fire in another craft delivers a major blow to the Russian Navy.
SABRE SPECTACULAR HELPS KEEP THE EDGE – P22/23
A range of warfare skills rehearsed off Australia.
QUANTUM LEAP IN POWER PROJECTION – P24/27
A profile of the RAN’s new fleet flagship.
GREECE EYES NEW FRIGATES FROM FRANCE – P28/29
Despite a failed crowd-funding move Athens presses on.
SMALL BOATS MENACE MET BY MARTLET – P30/31
An innovative firepower solution is tested off the UK.
NEW ERA FOR BRAZILIAN NAVY – P32/35
Interview with CO of helicopter carrier Atlantico.
PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE FLEET AIR ARM – P37/38
This year’s Yeovilton Air Day really took off.
“THIS IS NOT AN EXERCISE” – P41/42
50th anniversary of horrific fire in a Canadian destroyer.
COURAGEOUS FALKLANDS WAR CO – P43/44
Obituary of Captain David Pentreath.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – P46
BOOK REVIEWS -P47/48