Contents | MAy 2009
5 Editorial comment
Editor David Foxwell All change for DDG 1000 and LCS
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Feature 1 Corvettes, Frigates, Destroyers
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38-41 Russian naval ambitions renewed
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Feature 5 Helicopter handling
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MARIN in The Netherlands is working on wave
prediction technology that could enhance
helicopter operations.
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A hull model of a potential hullform for the
Royal Navy’s Future Surface Combatant.
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