Aussie Christmas Song
“Santa Swapped His Sleigh For A Surfboard” An original composition by Australian singer/songwriter Craig Stewart.---Thanks everyone who read Submarine Matters and commented during 2024. Wishing...
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Pakistan Negotiating With China to Acquire Nuclear Second-Strike Capability?
On December 13, 2024, Drop Site News published a report that alleged that the Pakistani Government requested help from China in order to create a survivable nuclear second-strike capability. This was...
View ArticlePLAN Subs in US DoD 2024 China Military Power Report: No AUKUS Subs for...
The US Department of Defense (DoD) predicts very little growth in Chinese submarine numbers through to 2035. I have a suspicion this little growth prediction may be partly for US political reasons....
View ArticleLow Virginia SSN Production Coming to a Head Under Trump
Once the Biden-Harris Administration (wedded to AUKUS) lost the November 5, 2024 Election US Admirals became increasingly frank in their assessments that US industry couldn’t build Virginia SSNs...
View ArticleHamas-Israel Ceasefire Deal: Biden's Questionable Swan Song
President Biden has been taking the credit for the latest Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal. The deal constitutes Biden's outgoing swan song after more than a year of failed ceasefire deals.The ceasefire is...
View ArticleStrava May Be Useful to the Government: 2018 Disclosures
Hopefully the US Government has sent a National Security letter to the owners of US company Strava Inc due to Strava's security and foreign intelligence value.Real time or retrospective Government use...
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Trump's New Secretary of State Begins Indo-Pacific Engagement on Day 1 -...
As soon as Donald Trump's newly-appointed Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, took the oath of office on 21 January 2025, his first scheduled international engagement (the same day) was with the Foreign...
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Germany's Submarine Launched Anti-Aircraft Missile Under Development
Svetlana Shcherbak for Ukraine based Defense Express has written an excellent article on what is possibly? the world’s first anti-aircraft missile that can be launched from a fully submerged submarine....
View ArticleNo French SSNs for Australia Possible: Part One.
Even if France wanted to part or completely build Suffren SSNs for Australia nuclear labour shortages in France would prevent this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffren-class_submarine. In any case...
View ArticleIndonesian Undersea Energy Pipelines: Between its Islands & Singapore
See:https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/indonesia-needs-to-improve-its-seabed-warfare-capability/
View ArticleNo French SSNs for Australia Possible: Part Two.
France has never promised to export already developed SSNs (Suffren-class or otherwise) to Australia. The suggestion of retired submarine specialist and a past president of the Submarine Institute of...
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Petty Officer Mark's Conspicuous Service
RAN Submarine Petty Officer Mark has been awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal in the Australia Day (January 26, 2025) honours for his rescue of a fellow submariner.CPL 3 Michael Rogers’ article which...
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Submarine Hypersonic Missile Idea Gains Traction
Andrew Greene, Defence Correspondent for Australia’s ABC News has written the excellent article below. It includes a major section on Hypersonic missiles for future Australian SSNs.PETE COMMENTI have...
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Australia's Eris-1 Rocket Launch Delayed for Ground Checks
Above is Gilmour Space's Eris-1 rocket at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, Australia. A rocket that size has long range dual-use missile potential. The photo from Gilmour's February 3, 2025...
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China's Warship FONOP Near Australia is a Reaction to USN Taiwan Strait FONOP
PETE COMMENTAlready the US fixation with the Taiwan Strait is putting Australia under strain.China has undertaken a standard Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) in waters close to Australia.The US...
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Singapore Defense Update 2025: Navy gets 2 more Invincible class Submarines,...
In his speech during Singapore Parliament's 2025 Supply Debate, Singapore's Defence Minister Dr. Ng Eng Hen announced a plan to purchase two more Invincible-class (Type-218SG) submarines, launch the...
View ArticleUS shift in alliance triggers Australia's
In view of the Russia-US alliance (RUS) Australia looks to China, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with America. [1] considering [2][1]...
View ArticleAustralia looks to France for SSHNs & Nuke Weapons
Middle power Australia can no longer assume we are protected by the US nuclear umbrella. In fact Trump's radical shift to Russia is instructive. In a new SSN concept nuclear armed hypersonic (H)...
View ArticleHow Would a US Canadian War Play Out?
The update of Canada's Defence Scheme No. 1 is a war plan for Canada in the increasingly credible likelihood of a conflict with the United States. A major portion is a surprise invasion of the northern...
View ArticleUpdated Japanese Oyashio-Soryu-Taigei Table With Intro
INTRODUCTIONJapan uses a continuous build (1 new submarine per year) system. New classes (Oyashio, Soryu and Taigei) are created every 10 years or so. Production is shared between Kawasaki Heavy...
View ArticleLow morale in the Australia's Infant Nuclear Sub Sector
No wonder there is low morale in Australia's infant nuclear submarine sector https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/australian-submarine-agency-morale-crisis-asa-nuclear-submarines The pay is...
View ArticleRapid US-Russia Friendship Changing Nuke Sub World
Now that Russia is tending not to be seen as a threat by the US there may be fewer US SSNs in the Atlantic Ocean facing Russian SSNs and Russian SSBNs, in the medium-long term. The Atlantic US SSNs...
View ArticleHeightened US ITAR Regs Blocking AUKUS: Also SK, NK, Japan, Canadian &...
In response to Shawn C’s comment of March 10, 2025, I (Pete) say: Very true and disturbing about the possibility the US may retrospectively heighten ITAR regulations to block Australian access to US...
View ArticleAustralian Sub Depot Ship. Twofold Bay? French SSNs Australia?
Regarding matters raised by Bill Seney in his comments of 15 March 2025, I respond:The Port of Darwin is a poor choice for even temporary porting (say one month) of a Collins submarine, let alone large...
View ArticleDarwin Port hosts a US SSN & US Submarine Tender
Since the preceding article I partially eat my words:USS Minnesota, a Guam based Virginia-class SSN, visited the Chinese run [1] Port of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, in late March 2025. [2]...
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