Probably No SSN-AUKUS Hull Building in Australia Till 2040s
Hi Shawn. Regarding your 10/07/2024 9:04 PM comment: “I reckon that ASC could start contributing to the program early, perhaps by building hull modules for all boats in Osborne as a 'sub-contractor'...
View ArticleGD-EB CEO Announces Virginia SSN Production Will Slowdown
Baird Maritime reported October 24, 2024, at https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/us-submarine-production-to-be-scaled-back-due-to-delay-in-component-deliveries“US submarine...
View ArticleNK Battlefield Experience re Ukraine Bad for West
So North Korea (NK) soldiers are training in Russia to fight alongside Russian troops against Ukrainian forces. If this is to give NK troops infantry and tank battlefield experience this is bad news...
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Slew of Developments in the Indian Nuclear Submarine Program: Part 1 - Second...
A series of considerable developments took place in India's nuclear submarine program over the last few months as I took a break from online activity owing to computer trouble. I've decided to break my...
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Slew of Developments in the Indian Nuclear Submarine Program: Part 2 - Fourth...
Following the launch of the first 'Stretched' Arihant-class boat known as "S4" in December 2021, the second boat of the Stretched variant, tentatively designated as the "S4*" (pronounced S4 Star), was...
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Slew of Developments in the Indian Nuclear Submarine Program: Part 3 - First...
On the 9th of October 2024, The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the apex decision-making body of the Indian Government regarding all Military matters, has officially granted its final seal of...
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Slew of Developments in the Indian Nuclear Submarine Program: Part 4 - New...
To wrap up this Four-part SubMatts series on the Indian nuclear submarine program, I present two separate developments that emerged in mid-late 2024.The first is the establishment of a new Very Low...
View ArticleDay Before the US Election: AUKUS Virginia Subs?
After 10am Wednesday Australian Eastern (AE) time US swing state Exit Poll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_poll results may start pointing to a winner. After AE 4pm, once Alaska and Hawaii voting...
View ArticleAustralia's Trump Era SSN & SSK Choices
Hi Scott at 11/07/2024 12:11 AMThe super secretive Australian Submarine Agency likely has an Alternative Scenarios ("Plan B, C and D") Planning Section, probably thinking along the following lines:Even...
View ArticleTrump's Past Pro-Japan, SK Nuclear Weapons Position
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nuclear_weapons_program#De_facto_nuclear_state advises:"On 29 March 2016, then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested that Japan should develop its...
View ArticleUS Operating SRF-West are not "Australia's" Virginia SSNs
Here is Gessler’s first comment above the ++++ of Nov 7, 2024 "I wonder if the 'alternative' proposals listed in the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report mentioned in one of your previous...
View ArticleAn Australia-China military alliance?!
1.Is seeing Trump’s good side like kicking a puppy into orbit? He’s decisive, scares the sh-t out of enemies and also friends. He's anti woke. His lifestyle, wealth, values and trophy wife all...
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Pop-Up Sandy Ridge Nuclear Waste Dump. Another for Osborne, Adelaide.
Western Australia now hosts a massive low level nuclear waste dump few have heard of. Its called Sandy Ridge, created after paid-for secret agreements with interest groups, including some Aboriginal...
View ArticlePutin's Future Black Sea NUCLEAR Warning Explosion?
My sources indicate this may be Putin's plan:Putin may react against the US decision to permit Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles [1] onto targets in Russia in the following way.Putin may stage a low...
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K-4 SLBM Launch from Submarine & Indian Hypersonic Program Updates
On the 17th of November 2024, a test launch of the medium-ranged K-4 SLBM was conducted from the recently commissioned Indian nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arighaat. I had previously...
View ArticleAlbo's Sins, SYRIA, Asio, Ban female drivers, Whiskers pissed.
1. AlboGov wants voters to vote Labor of course. But he cynically wants your 2nd preference to go to the Coalition. Meaning Albo wants no preferences to go to those who actually represent us, the...
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First Images of Japan's Type-12 (Upgraded) SSM, Hypersonic Missiles?
The first photos of the new version of Japan's Type-12 Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) have been released to the public by Japan's ATLA (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency).This report...
View ArticleU.S A-10 Warthog Airstrike Slams Iran Proxies in Syria
At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Operational_history“On 29 November and 3 December 2024, USAF A-10s were used against targets in Syria to defend US forces in...
View ArticleAussie 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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