Editorial
Briefing - News report including News from the Defence Industry Robin Adshead
BRIEFING — AIRBORNE - Paul Jackson
BRIEFING — INTELLIGENCE UPDATE - Colonel Edgar O'Ballance
Second-hand submarines - Following the announcement that the Malaysian Navy is to get an 'Oberon' class submarine. Bill Prince looks at the market in submarines for countries about to start up an underwater capability.
Horses for courses — the development and application of unmanned air vehicles - From controlling aircraft and drones remotely, technology has advanced to the point where airborne systems can carry out reconnaissance, attack and other missions with minimal direction from the ground. Soon they will be able to think and act almost entirely for themselves. Bill Prince reviews the present state-of-the-art and the probable future trends.
Gurkhas in Belize - Robin Adshead reports on the importance of Belize as the only calm in an area plagued with unrest.
'Tiger stripes'for RN - Patrick Allen provides a colour picture story on the new paint scheme for the The Polish Air Force. This is the second largest in the Warsaw Pact. Graham N. Thompson and Neville H. Cross examine its roles and capabilities, which are reported to be changing at the present time
Modern surface warships - At a meeting of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects in 1988 Mr D. K. Brown, Deputy Chief Naval Architect, UK MoD, and Mr E. K. Tupper, Head of the Structures Department, ARE, presented a paper on the advances in warship design and the need to keep a tight control on future development. This abstract summaries what they said.
The Killing Fields of Kampuchea - There is still no peace in the former French Colonies of Indo-China. - Colonel Edgar O'Ballance reviews the still unresolved civil war in Kampuchea, its effects on its neighbours and the interests and concern of the Superpowers in that region.
BMARC - In May 1988 the Grantham-based British Manufacturing and Research Company was acquired by Astra Holdings PLC. P. Labbett looks at what Astra got and assesses what the future holds.
Around the world in 68 days - Paul Jackson reports on the recent 'Golden Eagle' exercise in which fourTornados circumnavigated the globe.
Book reviews
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