Contents | JULY/AUGUST 2011
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5 Editorial comment Chinese carrier approaches completion
6-14 News 6-14 News
16–50 Features
Feature 1 UK naval programmes 16–22 Cuts cause further contraction in UK naval forces
Feature 2 Amphibious vessels 23-27 Amphibious ships continue to evolve
30-31 ST Marine showcases amphibious ships at IMDEX 2011
Feature 3 Oil spill reponse 32-34 Spill response ship can lay mines too
Feature 4 Coast guard vessels
36-38 Swiftships patrol boats key to rebuilding Iraq’s fledgling fleet
Feature 5 Offshore patrol vessels 42-43 Israeli OPVs for Equatorial Guinea
Feature 6 Propulsion
44-45 Siemens to provide hybrid propulsion for Italian coast guard
Feature 7 Mine countermeasures vessels 46-47 Finnish MCMV has two unmanned vehicles
ABC average net circulation 11,221
December 2010 January - Feature 8 Aircraft carriers
48-49 Production begins on second Royal Navy aircraft carrier
Feature 9 Logistics ISSN 0957-5537
50 Fincantieri on track to deliver fleet tanker to India
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Construction of the
second QE class aircraft carrier is now under way.
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Iraq’s Navy is being rebuilt with new patrol boats.
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