*Israel Navy provides more than a blockade to aid 'Cast Lead' offensive in Gaza Strip
*Goodwill hunting: US puts emphasis on enhanced global maritime collaboration
*Shipbuilders see potential at the bottom for smaller, more affordable submarines
Century makers: navies benefit from the simplicity and durability of mature ships
*Back to the blimp: is the US Navy ready to revisit the lighter-than-air solution?
*Arctic countries vying for a piece of the ice seek to strengthen regional presence
*Cape crusaders: South African Navy builds on combined exercise experience
*Coalition of the willing: infrastructure protection becomes new focus for CMF
*Blackbeard's ghost: Nigeria faces uphill struggle as piracy 'spirals out of control'
*Seeking the third way: UK considers rolling vertical landing for its F-35Bs
*Carrier group wargames hint at Russia's determination to return to world stage
*RIVRON 1 claims success in tackling Iraqi IEDs, but new boats may be needed
*New US Africa Command adopts a benign stance for maximum appeal and support
*Japan at the crossroads: crunch time for decision on overseas engagement
*Coalition naval forces tighten security in northern Gulf as Iran keeps watch
*Italian task force builds on Lebanon deployment with expansion on horizon
*China's naval ambitions: Congressional report details major warship programmes
*Past and present: could UK Royal Navy replicate previous battle performance?
*Russian 9M96 born from anti-ship missile studies, says Fakel designer
*Hostages to fortune: operational inquiry seeks answers in wake of Iranian episode
*DCN sees BPC delivery to French Navy as launch pad for international sales
Ahead or astern: Drayson ups the ante on MIS
*Electric Boat steers submarine programme back on course
*NATO's endeavour points the way for maritime security operations
*Canada takes expeditionary force to task
*Mistral operation tests out POD limits
*DCN plots nodal path with Swordship
*New dawn for US global strategy?
*Drive Time: Firing Up Electric Propulsion
*NATO Reaction Force learns final lessons
*ThyssenKrupp re-engineers MEKO for mission modularity
German's new K130 corvette will take pressure off the fleet
*USS Ronald Reagan makes effective debut
*Evacuation with a common touch
*Funding shortfalls hinder Bangladesh's focus on enhanced naval capabilities
*Time trial: should Trident add short-notice capability to the US global-strike mission?
*Sea trials put Norway's new frigate through her paces
*End of an era: USN's Tomcats make their final approach before decommissioning
Ukraine aims to reverse years of maritime neglect
*The need to know: Canada learns from maritime surveillance experiment
*Indian Navy regenerates its fleet air arm
USN revisits DD(X) acquisition plans
*DML's strategy takes a wider view
*Overcoming austerity: the Bangladesh Navy
*Norway's new-model navy looks beyond its borders
*Astute sets out on the road to recovery
Middle East maritime embargo patrols maintain pressure
Leadmark spearheads Canada's naval strategy for 2020
AFNORTH reveals NATO's changing face
MRA ships promote amphibious power
Australia beyond the millennium
Indigenous destroyer extends China's reach - but it needs ASW help
The detail in Russia's carrier deal with India
INDIA'S ARMED FORCES WANT A VOICE IN POLICY MAKING
CHINA CREATES CAUSE FOR CONCERN
UK COMMANDO RECCE REORGANISES FOR FUTURE SUPPORT MISSIONS
CANADA'S EVOLVING ROLE IN SACLANT POSES QUESTIONS
SDR SIGNALS A SEA CHANGE FOR THE ROYAL NAVY
`DYNAMIC RESPONSE' PUTS SFOR RESERVE FORCES TO THE TEST
RNZN FIGHTS TO REGENERATE THE FRIGATE FRONT-LINE
`INTEROP EAST' CONTACTS NURTURE AFRICAN NAVAL CO-OPERATION