WARSHIPS International Fleet Review HPC Publishing
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Appointed Editor of WARSHIPS IFR in late 1997, after working up the magazine concept at the invitation of HPC Publishing, since then Iain Ballantyne has evolved the publication into the world’s leading and, at this moment in time, only news-driven high street global naval affairs monthly magazine.
Consumed avidly in front line warships, from the strike carriers of the US Navy in the Gulf to the frigates and destroyers of the Royal Navy on deployment in the Caribbean and South Atlantic, WARSHIPS IFR is also highly rated by key decision makers within the senior levels of the Defence community.
Major naval events that the magazine has covered in-depth, winning high praise for its analysis, include: the loss of the Russian submarine Kursk; the attack on the USS Cole; the Iraq War of 2003 and the war in the Lebanon and evacuation of civilians from the fighting. It continues to provide evolving analysis of geo-political issues, including piracy, terrorism and counter-narcotics as well as nuclear threats.
Senior naval officers interviewed have included the leaders of the Royal Navy, as well as other fleets including the Royal Australian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Pakistan Navy and Canadian naval forces. Other key naval leaders have included the commander of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, as well as the bosses of the Italian Navy, Royal Danish Navy and Royal News Zealand Navy plus component and capability commanders.
The magazine’s special edition on the Trafalgar 200 International Fleet Review (IFR) in 2005 was regarded by many as the definitive account of that event while its correspondents were also present (summer 2010) at both Pacific and Atlantic coast IFRs held to mark 100 years of Canadian naval forces.
As well as news analysis, WARSHIPS IFR also devotes space to naval heritage. It hit both newspaper headlines, and provided a talking point for radio shows, with its ‘Great Naval Heritage Debate’. A new venture in the magazine is ‘Live Navy!’, a quarterly look at issues relevant to the lives of serving, retired and potential naval personnel as well as those with a general interest in such matters.
To reflect the enthusiasms of the wide readership, the magazine continues to devote space to naval literature and other elements of the entertainment media wherever they touch on naval matters.
With contributors based around the world, WARSHIPS IFR is a true international magazine, and is on shop shelves across the globe, each month providing people in the navies of the world, defence industry, naval enthusiasts and those with an interest in world affairs, with an unrivalled fix of maritime news and stunning photography.
Since 2003 Iain Ballantyne has also been the Editor of another publication he conceived on behalf of HPC Publishing, the highly successful, ‘Guide to the Royal Navy’ which is currently in its fifth edition (2010). A mix of warships profiles and analysis of issues affecting the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, it is published every other year.
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WARSHIPS International Fleet Review is published 12 times a year by HPC Publishing, Drury Lane, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9BJ, UK
THE WARSHIPS IFR CREW
Editor: Iain Ballantyne.
Assistant Editor: Dennis Andrews.
Associate Editor: Peter Hore.
Design: Iain Ballantyne with HPC.
Editor-at-Large: Jonathan Eastland.
Chief Analyst: Usman Ansari.
Defence Industry: Sidney Harrison.
Sea Cadets: Roger Busby.
Maritime Aviation: Dave Billinge.
Political Correspondent: Francis Beaufort.
Special Correspondents: Guy Toremans; Dr Dave Sloggett; Dr Lee Willett; David Axe; Joetey Attariwala; Charles Strathdee.
Contributors: Inigo Guevara; Ralph Edwards; Alexander Clarke; Rupert Butler; Joyce Rackham; Keith Jacobs; Neill Rush; Yoshiharu Fukushima; Sharkey Ward; Claudio Maugeri; Juan Carlos Cicalesi; Santiago Rivas; Fariz Tyebjee; Michael K. Rivett; Nick Newns; Mark Simmons; Dr Robert Farley; Michael Nitz; Edward H. Lundquist; Mike Clapp; Dr Duncan Redford; Kevin Dunn; Brian Wilson.
Contributing Photographers: Nigel Andrews; Jonathan Eastland; Gary Davies; Ralph Edwards; Derek Fox; Dave Billinge; Mick Prendergast; Ben Sullivan; Nick Newns; Neill Rush; Sandra Rowse; Ian Edwards; Trevor Coppock; Kevin Wills; Juan Carlos Cicalesi; Santiago Rivas; David Walter; Cem Derrim Yaylali.
Publisher: Derek Knoll.
Production/Administration: Christine Knoll.
E-Mail: editor@warshipsifr.com
Web Site: www.warshipsifr.com
ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES:
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E-mail: simon@sdbmarketing.co.uk
Tel: 01273 594455
Printed by: Hastings Printing Co Ltd,
Drury Lane, St Leonards-on-Sea,
East Sussex, TN38 9BJ,UK.
All articles and illustrations published in WARSHIPS International Fleet Review are strictly copyright and may not be reproduced in any form or stored in a retrieval system without written permission. ©HPC Publishing.