Seaforth World Naval Review 2021
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Section 1: Overview -- 1.0 Introduction -- Section 2: World Fleet Reviews -- 2.1 Regional Review - North and South America -- 2.2 Regional Review - Asia and The Pacific -- 2.3 Regional Review - The Indian Ocean and Africa -- 2.3A Fleet Review - The Nigerian Navy: Making slow headway against heavy seas: Mrityunjoy Mazumdar highlights the struggle to achieve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 2.4 Regional Review - Europe and Russia -- 2.4A Fleet Review - The Royal Swedish Navy (Svenska Marinen): Facing rising tensions in the Baltic Sea: Dieter Stockfisch examines a fleet maintaining a balance between neutrality and partnership -- Section 3: Significant Ships -- 3.1 America (LHA-6) Class: Opportunities & -- Challenges: George Galdorisi and Scott Truver assess the LHA type's role in an evolving strategic context -- 3.2 Independence Class LMVs: Singapore's 'Next Generation Warships': Guy Toremans details the technological innovations behind the new littoral mission vessels -- 3.3 Type 23 Frigates: The Evolving Face of the Royal Navy's Workhorses: The editor chronicles the evolution of a specialised design into a multi-mission combatant -- Section 4: Technological Reviews -- 4.1 World Naval Aviation: David Hobbs undertakes his annual overview of recent developments in maritime air power. -- 4.2 Seaborne Stealth: Some Considerations: Norman Friedman considers the achievements and limitations of naval stealth technology -- 4.3 A Quiver of Arrows: The Standard Missile family continues to evolve: Richard Scott describes the current iterations of the enduring missile design -- 4.4 Distributed Maritime Operations: Implication and Challenge: Kevin Eyer explains the origins and potential of the US Navy's new guiding strategic concept -- Contributors -- Back cover.