Warships International Fleet Review Magazine

15 December 2023

ODIN’S EYE: Political smoke screen cannot hide that the Royal Navy has too few ships and sailors. FLYING WING COULD TILT SEA FIGHTS: New US bomber might be decisive in a future war. UK FLEET READINESS SCRUTINISED: A Parliamentary committee quizzes the top brass. ABOARD HMS PRINCE OF WALES: We fly out to the Royal Navy strike carrier to learn about a new dawn for the British fleet. PERUVIAN NAVY TESTS ASW SKILLS: Hunter versus the hunted off Latin America. FORMER UK PRIME MINISTER RETURNS TO GOVT: What impact will Lord Cameron have in dangerous times? VIEWPOINT FROM THE TOP: Our Q&A with the boss of NATO’s newest fleet. EX-BRITISH COLD WAR FRIGATE TO SAIL ON: The Romanian Navy abandons its plan for new corvettes. MARINA MILITARE’S TOP UNDERSEA WARRIOR: An interview with Italy’s submarine force boss. MIXED FORTUNES OF MOSCOW’S FRIGATES: The Ukraine War and Russia’s key surface combatants. IRKSOME PALESTINE PATROL: How the 1940s saw the Royal Navy trying to stop migrants reaching what would become Israel. HMS CARDIFF: Warships named after the Welsh capital. MOVIE REVIEW: In the 20th anniversary year of ‘Master and Commander’ how did Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ measure up?