"What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter century since the end of the Cold War." -- back of book.

Section 1 : Navies in the 21st Century : 1.0. Introduction : Conrad Waters -- Section 2 : Strategic Overview : 2.0. Post-Cold War Navies : Ian Speller -- Section 3 : Operational Overview : 3.0. Naval Operations : Philip Grove -- Section 4 : Fleet Analysis : 4.1. The Americas: Conrad Waters -- 4.1.1. United States Navy : Scott Truver -- 4.2. Europe & Russia : Conrad Waters -- 4.2.1. The Royal Nav y: Richard Beedall -- 4.2.2. Leading Continental European Navies : Conrad Waters -- 4.2.3. The Russian Navy: James Bosbotinis -- 4.3. Asia-Pacific : Conrad Waters -- 4.3.1. People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) : Chris Rahman -- 4.3.2. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) : David Stevens -- 4.3.3. Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) : Alastair Cooper -- 4.3.4.Republic of Korea Navy : Jack McCaffrie -- 4.4. Indian Ocean, Middle East & Africa: Conrad Waters -- 4.4.1. Indian Ocean Navies : Mrityunjoy Mazumdar -- 4.4.2. Middle East Navies : Richard Beedall -- Section 5 : Naval Shipbuilding : 5.0. Global Trends in Warship Design & Construction : Hartmut Ehlers -- Section 6 : 21st Century Worship Designs : 6.1. Aircraft Carriers & Amphibious Ships : Conrad Waters -- 6.2. Major Surface Combatants : Conrad Waters -- 6.3. Minor Warships & Auxiliaries: Conrad Waters -- 6.4. Submarines : Conrad Waters -- Section 7 : Post-Cold War Technical Developments : 7.0.Technology : Norman Friedman --Section 8 : Aircraft : 8.0. World Naval Aviation in the 21st Century : David Hobbs -- Section 9 : Personnel : 9.0. Naval Manning : Philip Grove.