India's P-75(I) + 1 = P-76 SSK Shortage Solved?
In Rajesh Ahujh's "MY TAKE" at IDRW(dot)org on May 3, 2022 he wrote:"Its Time that Project-76 supersedes Project-75I" athttps://idrw.org/its-time-that-project-76-supersedes-project-75i/Pete Comment...
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Naval Group LIBs Possible for India & Indonesia
Pete CommentIn late 2018 Naval Group was offering Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for its Scorpene and presumably for the now cancelled Attack class submarines.India, eyeing submarine LIBs developments in...
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Chinese Submarine & Missile Blockade of Taiwan
Major PLA-N Naval Units, p.54 of US DoD's China Military Power Report, Nov 2021. The list reflects the vast naval resources China could aim at Taiwan. Maybe submarines and missiles first then hundreds...
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East Timor: The Next China Debt Trap?
The gas fields can be seen between East Timor and Australia(Map courtesy GeoscienceAustralia via Asia Times, October 2020)---Australia has already had a mixed history with Timor Leste aka East Timor...
View ArticleB-21 Nuclear Bombers for Australia May Be Worth It.
See ASPI article"Senior US official says Washington would consider supplying B-21 bombers to Australia" dated August 23, 2022.at...
View ArticleDonor Report: China's Missile Activities to Blockade Taiwan
Hi DonorsI have just emailed you the August 2022 Donor Report.It is titled "China's Missile Activities to Blockade Taiwan".If you don't see it in your IN Box it may have turned up in your SPAM Box.I...
View ArticleChina Taking Taiwan within Two Years? Econo-Politics.
China doesn't suffer from the downsides of new party in power commotion from elections every 3-5 years. So its long term senior officials and CCP leaders can keep their eyes on the ball, One China...
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B-21s May Be A Good Idea: Further Thoughts
Cleared but necessarily vague, artist's impression of a B-21.---Since I wrote about B-21s on August 23, 2022 I've had some more thoughts.The "Australia might be able to purchase the B-21" issue arose...
View ArticleAUKUS SSN Remains Dog's Breakfast: Hybrid Type?
Reported today - a US Admiral says SSNs for Australia would disrupt US and UK production lines. While in the same report the UK Defence Secretary Wallace goes the opposite way in theorising the US and...
View ArticleTaiwan War Shipping, Undersea Cable Shocks & Famine
The Maritime Executive has produced an excellent, though initially repeditive,report of September 4, 2022 entitled:"Report: Invasion of Taiwan Risks Container Shipping, Internet Cables"Taiwan will be...
View ArticleUK Clarifying Carriage of Australian SSN Program
On September 5, 2022 Anonymous made some interesting and well-balanced comments, as follows:LEX's commentsmade me pause to go back over recent ministerial statements to see if I had missed anything. I...
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The Queen's Passing: God Save Charlie
Princess Elizabeth around 1936. Before she became Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. (Photo courtesy Royal Family via Town&Country and Getty images)--- Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at 96....
View ArticleJapanese Submarine LIBs Program Documents
wispywood2344, on September 11, 2022, made very interesting comments and provided Japanese language documents (now translated by Pete) regarding the developments of Japan's Submarine Lithium-ion...
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Japan's Missiles China Target Capable.
Japan's Type 12 surface to ship missile would need major changes to upsize it into an intermediate-range (out to 5,500km) hypersonic cruise missile. It would need to be longer, wider, with a much...
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Australian SSBN Nuclear Weapons: Good Idea
Its difficult for future Australian SSNs, with weapons grade HEU reactors, to escape accusations of nuclear Proliferation. But Australia WILL need nuclear weapons by the 2030s. (Cartoon via Voice of...
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QUEEN'S FUNERAL SCHEDULE and Stirring Anthems
Above is Princess Elizabeth and then Queen Elizabeth II around 90. (Photos courtesy India's The Tribune)--- Below is the QUEEN'S FUNERAL SCHEDULE.For London (GMT+1) time see this article.Monday,...
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Russian Withdrawals Boost Nuclear, Chemical Threats
Some of Russia's Kilo submarines "almost certainly" moved east from Sevastopol, Crimea, to the eastern base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet at Novorossiysk, Krasnador Krai (district) of Russia. (Map...
View ArticleSuper Combat Goggles for Tank Commander Use?
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has produced excellent information in its website The Strategist dated September 23, 2022, including:- “Despite progress, major challenges lie ahead...
View ArticleVague US Intention - Some AUKUS Subs by "mid 2030s"
Here's a rather thin report of not yet authorised, good US intentions. This might not be accepted by Australia, given the Labor Government considers submarines (AUKUS SSNs or not) must be built in...
View ArticleChina Recruits 162 US Ethnic Chinese Nuclear & Other Scientists
Ashish Dangwal for The EurAsian Times, reports, September 24, 2022:"China Recruited Top US Scientists To Gain Military Edge In Hypersonic, UAV & Submarine Tech – Reports"China has ostensibly waged...
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