Warships International Fleet Review Magazine

19 December, 2025

ODIN’S EYE: The United Kingdom’s Defence crisis deepens into something resembling an omnishambles. THE RISE OF SPREADSHEETS AND THE FALL OF BRITISH NAVAL MASTERY: The system of funding the UK military is broken. THE RUSSIAN BEAR & THE BRITISH LION: The second and final part of a commentary by a former UK Defence Attaché in Moscow. BRITAIN NEEDS ‘ADMIRALTY: A US-style War Department is best avoided. OFFERING A VERTICAL-LAUNCH REVOLUTION: A combat drone that does not need a runway. UK NAVAL AVIATION ROCKED: How a rolling landing cut hampers UK carriers. THE ARSENAL SHIP OF DEMOCRACY: Developing a 21st Century battleship. BIG CRUISER KIROVS ARE THE LAST: Russia’s nuclear-powered battlecruisers. FRENCH FUTURE CARRIER WORK BEGINS: Creation of a new giant of the sea is under way. FRESH ERA IN MINE WARFARE DAWNS: Interview with the captain of a new mothership. SACRIFICE OF SEA SOLDIERS HONOURED: The valiant Royal Naval Division of WW1.