NEWS

BLAZE BURNS HOLE IN ‘LIGHT CARRIER’ PLANS – P2/3

INDONESIA GOES DANISH FOR FRIGATE – P4

NAVIES – P6/7
• Putin presides over multiple warship projects.
• Four USN Littoral Combat Ships mothballed.
• Iran’s robot submarine unveiled.
• China’s assault carrier embarks on sea trials.
• Home-grown carrier jets for India.
• French admiral warns of ‘imperialist’ Turkey.

AUSTRALIANS BOOST NAVAL FORCES – P8

INDIAN NAVY – USN EXERCISE A TASTER – P17

INTEL-GATHERING DESTROYER RETURNS – P21

BLACK SEA DRILLS FOR NATO – P34

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
The UK Government must not turn a blind eye to the Russian submarine threat.

AS USEFUL AS A CHOCOLATE FIREGUARD – P35/37
Discarding key UK capabilities would be a grave error.

REVIEW COULD PUT UK IN DEEP PERIL – P37/39
The Johnson-Cummings defence cuts axe may hack away the very navy the nation needs right now.

RUSSIA & THE WEST

NATO TRAINING AMID A SUBMARINE SURGE – P22/25
ASW skills are sharpened in Dynamic Mongoose.

NUCLEAR POLICY A RECIPE FOR DISASTER – P26/28
The Kremlin is seeking to box would be foes in by ruling nothing out.

THE ‘RUSSIA REPORT’ NAVAL DIMENSION – P29/32
Failure to take things is seriously exposed.

FEATURES & ANALYSIS

THE FIGHT TO SAVE BONHOMME RICHARD – P9/12
The valiant struggle against a shipboard blaze.

EUROPE’S LIBYA WAR TASK GROUP – P13/16
Our interview with the admiral in the hot seat.

ALLIES LAY DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO CHINA – P18/20
Australia, Japan and the USA join forces at sea.

‘NEAR MISS’ BETWEEN SUB AND FERRY – P40
Calamity narrowly avoided in the Irish Sea.

‘THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IN CAPITULATING’ – P41
Part two of our WW2 75 British Pacific Fleet series.

HOW SUBMARINES DEFEATED JAPAN – P42/44
The exploits of USN submariners who achieved victory.

TOM HANKS v THE U-BOATS – P45/46
The movie ‘Greyhound’ compared to WW2 reality.

BOOK REVIEWS – P47/48