Warships International Fleet Review Magazine

18 July 2025

TIMID BRITAIN AFRAID OF PROPER MARITIME-LED GLOBAL STRATEGY: The SDR is afflicted with Continental thinking. GRAND VISION OF SUBMARINE-BASED NATIONAL DEFENCE: Dockyard support and more needs sorting out. THE CASE FOR A MIXED SUB FORCE: The UK must surely bring back conventional boats. MISSILE WAR & SUBMARINE BARRAGE: The US Navy was to the fore in action to defang Iran’s nuclear programme and protect Israel. ODIN’S EYE: We are in a new age of performative combat as wars of slaughter also rage, but Armageddon beckons. BATTLE FOR HORMUZ: An assessment of the what may happen if Iran tries to close the vital waterway. MORE WORK NEEDED ON ‘QUICKSINK’: The USA is looking for a cheap way to sink ships. MULTI-ROLE COMBAT VESSEL TAKES SHAPE: The latest on a new Singapore warship. KICKING THE FANTASY FLEETS HABIT:The Russian Navy tries to escape ‘Gigantomania’. SEA DRONES SEEK AIR DOMINANCE: Robot boats now shoot down aircraft. THE NORWEGIANS IN THE UK CSG: Anglo-Norwegian naval co-operation. NORTH DEVON ‘INVADED’: Multi-national power projection in action. RIVAL EXERCISES SEE A DASH OF INTEL-GATHERING: Russian and NATO warships spy on each other