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Excellent Indian MP-IDSA Brief: “One Year of AUKUS:..."
Dr R. Vignesh and Cmde Abhay Kumar Singh (Retd) have published an excellent Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) Issue Brief entitled:“One Year of AUKUS: An Assessment...
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Extradition? Former US Marine Aviator Duggan, China, Australia.
Australia's Government owned ABC News, November 4, 2022, reports:Former US fighter pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan, who worked in China, to fight extradition from Australia to the United States16 hours agoA...
View ArticleSexual Harassment on UK Royal Navy Submarines
The UK Royal Navyappears to be distinguishing itself with the worst record of sexual harassment (and senior male officer coerced fraternisation) claims in the submarine world. The very large USN...
View ArticleAlleged fire on HMS Victorious SSBN - when?
Alleged fire on HMS Victorious SSBN [when?] is never a dull moment.
View ArticleChinese Ships in Indian Ocean Track Indian Missile Tests
Gessler commented, November 4, 2022, in his customary lucid manner, with Pete inevitably commenting in [...] brackets: The Chinese seem to be sending another missile telemetry & tracking ship [this...
View ArticleTurkey 2022: Blocked Russian Cruiser & Destroyer 9 Months
In a win for the democratic world, Middle East Eye, Nov 7, 2022, reports:"...Two Russian Navy ships have finally left the Mediterranean after sitting idle for 9 months due to Turkey’s ban on the...
View ArticleAustralia Looking to SAAB for LOTE Help
Australia's Chief of Navy, Vice Adm. Hammond, more or less, told the Senate this.
View ArticleUS RFA: Taiwan’s sub plans no match for China: Sensors, Smart Mines Needed
Radio Free Asia (RFA), which “operates under a [US] Congressional mandate”, reports, November 1, 2022:“Taiwan’s domestic submarine plans are no match for China’s analysts say”“[Taiwan's] navy plans to...
View ArticleJapanese Submarine LIB distributions & other calculations.
Inspired by Anonymous's hard work are very simplified diagrams of Japanese subs -with the estimated number of Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) modules in yellow. All this highlights the advantages of Japanese...
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India Delaying Its Missile Test(s): 2 PLAN Spy Ships
India appears to have reconsidered its early November 2022 intention (see SubMatts) to “stop” Chinese PLAN spy ship Yuan Wang 6 from surveilling the Indian K or Agni series missile test(s).India...
View Article"US funded military research goes to Chinese institutions"
The USA's abc4 NEWS reportsNovember 16, 2022:"U.S. funded military research goes to Chinese institutions""More than 150 Chinese-born scientists who did U.S. taxpayer-funded military research at the...
View ArticleREVISED Japanese Sub LIB distributions, Other calculations
Anonymous has revised article: "Japanese Submarine LIB distributions & other calculations." of Nov 11, 2022 Below are very simplified diagrams of Japanese subs with the estimated number and...
View ArticleComments on Nov 11 & 17 articles. Sonars.
Anonymouses "Japanese Submarine LIB distributions & other calculations" of Nov 11, 2022 generated many comments. Those are the comments not incorporated into "REVISED Japanese Sub LIB...
View ArticleFrance not offering Australia SSNs, only SSKs.
Unfortunately France at the highest level (President Macron) is criticising Australia’s plans to buy SSNs, as Macron claims this risks increasing tensions with China. See the Australian Financial...
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China's Longer Range JL-3s Allegedly on Type 094 SSBNs
China allegedly has longer range JL-3s on its six Type 094 (NATO designation Jin class) SSBNs. This is according to former naval aviator US Admiral Sam Paparo (Commander US Pacific Fleet) in the Japan...
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Japanese hypersonic cruise & glide missile progress
Below is an interesting wispywood2344 comment of November 13, 2022:[Since the October 10, 2022 article] there has been a follow-up report [1]on the news of Japanese long-range missiles. According to...
View ArticleHuge Problem Nuclear Qualifying RAN: Report
Australia’s Nautilus Institutehas produced a very up to date “Peace and Security Special Report”: Titled “AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE SUBMARINES: AN EXPLAINER”By Allan Behm, Rear Admiral Peter Briggs (Retired)...
View ArticleAUKUS SSNs Maybe Take 4 Trident IIs
I’ve long argued that its of little use Australia has SSNs as a China deterrent. This is if our SSNs are merely armed with torpedoes, Harpoon and/or Tomahawk subsonic SLCMs and mines. These would only...
View Article"C" on Submarine Hotel Load Power Uses & Amounts
“C” on Nov 23, 2022 made a long comment on submarine hotel load power uses. It’s a comment well worth turning into the following article:"Replying to Anonymous's very interesting response [of Nov 16,...
View ArticleAUKUS SSNs "could cost A$10 Billion each"
In an exclusive Andrew Tillettfor the Australian Financial Review (AFR), on November 25, 2022, reports a whole range of new (possible) issues titled:“Warning that nuclear submarines could cost $10b each”
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