Naval Warfare Handbook/Справочник по военно-морской технике и вооружению

Издание на английском языке
This book provides an overview of current and future naval technology and weapons, including descriptions of ships, submarines, weapons systems, and equipment currently in development or production. It covers in detail a variety of warships - aircraft carriers, destroyers, corvettes, landing ships, and submarines - with their technical characteristics and features. Guidance systems, artillery mounts, missiles, torpedoes, and air defense systems, as well as their status and modernization, are also discussed.

Content
Introduction
Senior Naval Reporter Harry Lye welcomes readers to Issue 3 of Shephard Media's Naval Warfare Handbook.
Surface vessels
A guide to aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, corvettes, destroyers, fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors, frigates, landing platform docks, minehunters, OPVs, patrol boats and sealift/replenishment vessels that are under development or in production.
Submarines
Details of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, conventional attack submarines and nuclear-powered attack submarines that are under development or in production.
Naval guns
Specifications for naval guns, laser effectors and close-in weapon systems that are under development, in production or being substantially modernised.
Missiles and torpedoes
This section covers a selection of missiles and torpedoes under development or in production, including anti-ship, multipurpose, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, as well as ship- and submarine-launched torpedoes.
Guide to suppliers
A worldwide listing of companies in the naval warfare industry, listed by product type. Suppliers from p140 are listed by company and details include website, e-mail and telephone.