Fighting Ships

The authority on the changing capabilities of modern navies

Jane's Fighting Ships is your essential reference to the changing capabilities of modern navies and coast guards, their ships, aircraft and weapon systems in service and under construction. Colour photographs, line drawings and silhouettes (for online customers) assist recognition. There are authoritative inventories for 164 navies around the world to support your threat assessment. Additionally, there is an annual executive overview of naval highlights, flags and ensigns, ranks and insignia, senior appointments and personnel numbers.

Key contents include:

Programme summary and dates, displacement and key dimensions, main machinery
Speed and range
Weapon systems and sensors and structure
Country overviews and special sections on United States Command-and-Control arrangements and Communications and Data systems.

Benefits of online version
An online subscription gives you full search capability, a 17-year archive, continuous online updates and exclusive access to a downloadable worldwide naval inventory spreadsheet.

The most respected global source of information on the worlds navies. Used essentially as a recognition guide and a means of determining strengths of fleets worldwide. These details also cover support ships and maritime aircraft.

Editor: Commodore Stephen Saunders RN

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