CONTENTS

NEWS

BLACK SEA TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORSE- P2/3

LANDING SHIP HITS THE WATER – P4

NAVIES – P6
• Less frigates means more on operations, says ex-1SL.
• Australia signs AUKUS nuclear agreement.
• Fire in Canadian frigate on NATO duty.
• China told to ‘back off’ by Philippines.
• Taiwan dives into submarine construction.

ALBION HELPS FRENCH WITH PULLING POWER – P7

AFRICAN NAVAL NEWS FOCUS – P19/21

THE CHALLENGES OF UNKNOWN THREATS – P28

EX-USCG BOATS FOR UKRAINE – P33

HYPERSONIC MISSILE RACE – P34

COMMENTARIES

ODIN’s EYE – P5
The naked truth below the UK Prime Minister’s ‘emperor’s new clothes’ in Defence.

UK NEEDS TO UPSCALE SHIP CONSTRUCTION – P26
New naval threats require urgent action.

FEATURES

CHINESE EXPANSION FORCES USA TO BUILD LOTS OF FRIGATES – P8/10
The US Navy will get into FFGs big time.

EX-FIRST SEA LORD ON STATE OF THE RN – P11/13
A frank assessment from Admiral Tony Radakin.

BIG EXERCISE FOR LATIN AMERICANS – P14/18
Our report from the latest UNITAS.

LAYING DOWN THE FUTURE TEMPLATE – P17
An interview with the UNITAS boss.

TEHRAN PUSHES ITS LUCK IN THE GULF – P22/25
An Iranian ‘copter gets too close to a USN ship plus news of cross-decking between American & UK navies.

KOREAN SUBMARINE RACE ACCELERATES – P30/31
Both the North and South are building ballistic missile boats for their navies.

USN MAINTAINS BLACK SEA VIGILANCE – P32
Destroyers pass the baton of patrolling.

AUSTRALIA NEEDS SSNS TO SEE OFF HARM – P35/36
A UK submarine visit to Perth and the case is made for nuclear submarines in national defence. FAMOUS BATTLESHIP NAME REBORN – P38
Was a battleship and is now a submarine.

JAPANESE ADMIRAL WHO UNDERSTOOD USA – P40/42
The man who devised the December 1941 aircraft carrier strike on Pearl Harbor.

SUBMARINES WERE MEANT TO STRIKE FIRST – P43/44
The aircraft got the headlines but Japan’s undersea warriors were supposed to do the main damage. Also the story of a US Navy submarine that got revenge for Pearl.

OBITUARIES – P46

BOOKS: A TWENTY YEAR ODYSSEY – P47/48
Julian Stockwin on his ‘Kydd’ novel series.

CONTENTS

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