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Coles Review highlights Aussie sub force issues


6-16 News 6-16 News


18-34 Features


Feature 1 Russia 18 Russia’s Navy: a fair wind into a storm?


Feature 2 Auxiliaries 21-22 Korean yard wins MARS tanker competition


Feature 3 Mine countermeasures


23-25 Mine countermeasures: fighting the forgotten killer


Feature 4 Aircraft carriers


26-27 Coming together: Queen Elizabeth class construction moves forward


Feature 5 Offshore patrol vessels


28 Damen FISVs to protect Angolan fishing grounds


Feature 6 Vietnam


30-31 Vietnamese newbuilds grow in sophistication


Feature 7 Pakistan


32-33 Chinese play key role in Pakistan’s new naval projects


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Cover image: The electric motor is installed in the the first of four new submarines being built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy.


Feature 8 Propulsion 34 MT30 evolving to meet new requirements


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Continued development of MCM remains an important focus for navies.


Warship Technology May 2012


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Damen’s OPVs are an example of the increasing capabilities of Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry.


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