More on Japan's ASCMs Types 12 & 17
Here and above is a video, published in early 2022, on Japan's Type 12 cruise missile, with details on future developments. (Video courtesy Dung Tran Military).---Further to SubMatt's September 14,...
View ArticleAnother Fire on French SSN Perle
Following the 2020 fire another fire broke out on French Rubis-class SSN, Perle, on September 26, 2022 .The Defense Post reports this 2022 fire occurred:“…onboard as [Perle's repairs] in the...
View ArticleTaigei's LIBs With More Powerful Kawasaki Diesels
Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) can be recharged to a higher total capacity and more quickly than Lead-acid Batteries (LABs). But to do this LIBs require more powerful diesels. So Japan has been...
View ArticleAustralia Now Has Submarine Command Course
Submarine commanders for the RAN have always been trained overseas. See SubMatt’s 2020 list.Now Australia’s Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) October 4, 2022 reports an Australian Government...
View ArticleMajor Rebuff Against China: AUKUS Issue at IAEA
Gessler on October 1, 2022 reported: It seems China has withdrawn its resolution against proposed AUKUS nuclear propelled submarines for Australia at the latest International Atomic Energy Agency...
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News About French Barracuda SSNs
The French Barracuda SSN program, after some years of delay is finally reaching maturity. Delays were most officially due to revisions of the future Barracuda’s roles combining multiroles suiting the...
View ArticleJapanese Subsonic to Hypersonic Missile Research
wispywood2344, on October 1, 2022, commented: The diagram wispy drew for "More on Japan's ASCMs Types 12 & 17" of September 26, 2022 does not cover all of Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) ATLA's...
View ArticleTaiwan Unimpressed With Elon Musk's Advice
Elon Musk's suggestion Taiwan should bow to China's will has led to backlash.Australia's SBS News, October 10, 2022, reports: "...Elon Musk's comments over the weekend on both the China-Taiwan dispute...
View ArticleUS National Security Strategy 2022: Key Parts
Gessler, on October 13, 2022, drew my attention to:The Biden White House's, National Security Strategy 2022, a 48 page PDF document, that naturally covers a lot. It is especially interesting regarding:...
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Putin's nuclear button: Mercifully more complex.
Warm, fuzzy reading, hoping the writer is right.https://spectator.com.au/2022/10/the-misconception-about-putins-big-red-nuclear-button/Cornered Putin losing Ukraine gamble. (Cartoon courtesy Spectator)---
View ArticleFrance's two Subs & Exploration Offer to the Philippines
Riyaz ul Khaliq for Turkey’s Anadolu Agency (AA) October 18, 2022 reported a seemingly odd offer “France wants to explore Filipino waters in exchange for French submarines [presumably Scorpenes]:...
View ArticleRetired US Admirals Contracted to Australia: AUKUS Subs
The good folks at China Daily, Oct 19, 2022, carry information originally from the Washington Post [a paysite blocked to Pete] dated Oct 19, that: "Former US admirals and senior US Navy leaders are...
View ArticleAus Assisting US Admirals Favoured France
Thanks to Anonymous, who, on Oct 20, 2022, advised that a key Washington Post article was carried by MSN on Oct 18, 2022 with the title Retired U.S. admirals advise Australia on deal for nuclear...
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France's SSN offer Should be a Taskforce Plan B.
(Above cartoon courtesy Ron Tandberg in the Sydney Morning Herald April 2016)---Looking back. Under the then new Australian Prime Minister (Turnbull) Japan and Germany's loss was France's 2016 SSK gain...
View ArticleAus SSNs With Future Weapon "Ambiguity"
Anonymous, on October 28, 2022 made the following excellent comments: Pete. Thanks for [France's SSN offer Should be a Taskforce Plan B] and link back to your previous accurate posts. I share this view...
View ArticleB-52s to be in Australia Part time: B-21s Full time?
Australia’s Government owned ABCNews, October 30/31, 2022, reports: "The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, a provocative move experts...
View ArticleFrench SSN Offers Even Worse Than US or UK
After more research I've come to the conclusion that in 2016 France was only offering a more challenging variation of the Brazilian solution [1]. This means, for Australia, France was mainly offering...
View ArticleAus B-21s, SSKs & SSNs an Integrated Complex Issue
Anonymous, on Nov 1, 2022, made some very valid comments (Pete's inevitably added some [...] comments) as follows:"Various Australian Department of Defence and ASPI comments [and SubMattshere and here]...
View ArticleJapan Considering SSG/SSB Subs in the Future
wispywood2344 , Anonymous and Gessler have separately brought up the issue of Japan considering the order of US Tomahawk cruise missiles while Japan perfects long range "Type 12 Imp" cruise missiles....
View ArticleAus Defence Strategic Review Interim Report: Secret (so far)
Whatever become of the Australian Defence Strategic Review“Interim Big Picture Report” that I over-optimistically hoped might be released November 1, 2022?The Review being led by:- well qualified (and...
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