Japanese VLS Submarines?: Nuclear Warhead Tendency
PETE COMMENTLooking at Wispywood2344's article below, my own research and here. Japan has begun a research program of SSK submarine firing land attack missiles (categorised as...
View ArticleTerrorism Suspect: Heathrow Uranium Seizure
The Guardian, January 16, 2023, reports : "Man arrested on suspicion of terror offence after Heathrow uranium seizure""[UK] Police launched investigation after traces of radioactive element found in...
View ArticleNuclear Ambiguity Beats the MAPW, CND & NPT Any Day
Hi French Anonymous. Concerning your January 15, 2023 comment:We of the RO-NW-WG thank you for detailing the special nature of the French-Israeli nuclear and conventional weapons relationship in the...
View ArticleSuggested VLS for UK SSN(R)s on Aug 2, 2022
On August 2, 2022 I wrote:"Donor Report: UK and Australian Future SSNs Will Need VPMsFuture Australian and UK SSNs (aka SSN(R)) will need at least two vertical firing Virginia Payload Modules (VPMs)....
View ArticleHMS Vanguard's Reactor Fixed With "Glue"
The UK Guardianreports February 1, 2023:"The Royal Navy has ordered an urgent investigation amid claims that workers on [HMS Trident SSBN] fixed broken bolts in the vessel’s reactor chamber using...
View ArticleWhich AUKUS Country's SSN Design Will Win?
The Australian Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce (NPST?) has constantly been advising Canberra based senior RAN, DoD officers/officials and, of course, politicians. This is in order for the...
View ArticleAFR Article In Line With My Earlier Advice
On February 9, 2023. Andrew Tillett, for the Australian Financial Review (AFR) wrote an analysiswhich is in line with my earlier advise:- Aus Nuke Sub Less Likely to Use US Design of Sept 24, 2021-...
View ArticleUK using US S9G IP in UK PWR3 for SSN(R) “Victory” class
In response to Anonymous'comment of Feb 11, 2023. UK military-industrial interests, including Rolls-Royce's submarine reactor division, control the "Made in UK" imperative of the submarine PWR...
View ArticleUS Submarine Production Lacks Reference to AUKUS
This HII based News Release “HII Breaks Ground On New Submarine Facility At Newport News Shipbuilding” of Feb 9, 2023, is significant in that the USN is part funding a Multi-Class Submarine Production...
View ArticleFirst Taiwan Built Submarine May Launch Sept 2023
It would be good news if Taiwan can launch its first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) by September 2023.Such an ambitious target is possible if the main foreign assistance is from Japanese (Kawasaki...
View ArticleGood Video on AUKUS Sub Taskforce's Website
I just discovered something I didn’t really notice before, on The Australian Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce website. That is not a bad Youtube video, which I also found at...
View ArticleSubMatts Going Off Air 9.20PM Feb 17 (Aus East Time)
The free-ware access I provide, of more than 2,100 SubMatts articles (read from the Taskforce, Canberra, to Vladivostok, Beijing, Moscow, Delhi, London, Wash DC to Nuclear Weapons facilities (Los...
View ArticleExcellent Type 093 Shang SSN Article.
Naval Technology has published an excellent article, of Feb 17, 2023, here.
View ArticleSuspending blog writing for 9 days.
I'm suspending blog writing for 9 days as there are 101 medical things to do:- finalising going up to Sydney details - further pathology tests- going up to Sydney- Biopsy Operation under general...
View ArticleAus Choosing UK Likely: But Within SSN(R) Constraints
In response to Anonymous’s Feb 27, 2023 comment:You have interesting views, though I suspect you haven't read Submarine Matters articles like "Which AUKUS Country's SSN Design Will Win?" of February 6,...
View ArticleNo new prostate cancer cells detected!
Good news. I got the biopsy results (looking for prostate cancer cells) this morning.Results are no cancer cells detected. The Surgeon/Urologist and I are hoping the TURP prostate operation, that I had...
View ArticleAus SSN Taskforce Codeword Clearance
Looking at the security aspects of the Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce’s subsite is interesting:“The taskforce is a whole-of-government effort and is staffed with representatives from across...
View ArticleIndia's Project-75(I) Limbo?: Pak's Hangors surer.
India’s Financial Expressreported late February 2023:“Germany is offering next-generation submarines to India, worth a $5.2 billion deal to jointly build six conventional submarines. While there is no...
View ArticleAnother UK Company Dealing With Aus SSN Issues
Another indication the UK will be main foreign manager of Australia's future SSN:The Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR), March 8, 2023 indicates: Sir Nick Hine“A former UK Royal Navy vice admiral...
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Australia likely buying 3 to 5 Virginias. Building UK SSN(Rs)?
Pete CommentReports from various media outlets support Submarine Matters prediction, here and here that Australia will/may eventually buy UK designed SSNs from the UK and/or to build them in...
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