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Taiwan: Chinese Shandong Carrier: Submarine Activity
The carrier Shandong with one of its Chinese escorts.---Over the last 24 hours China’s second aircraft carrier, Shandong, has been exercising with escorts about 300km east off Taiwan’s east coast. This...
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China Angered by High Level US-Taiwan Meeting
Following SubMatts'article yesterday China is using another Grey-zone tactic.The mysterios US Axios website reported April 7, 2023 (2 hous ago):"Beijing pushes Taiwan Strait claims"by Rebecca Falconer...
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Israel's Drakon Sub Maybe Has a VMPL
Above artwork depicts INS Drakon's possible fit-out, 6 single vertical launch missile tubes each able to launch a c.640mm Popeye Turbo nuclear missile. In contrast my money is on one Vertical...
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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...
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Submarine Costs Killing Aus Defence Strategic Review?
The A$268 Billion estimated by the Australian Government as necessary to prepare for and buy Australia’s future nuclear submarines may have constrained funds for most of the defence purchases that...
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"The (South) Korean Nuclear Threat"
Dr Jeffrey Robertson, writing at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) website, has written the excellent article, of April 13, 2023, below:The (South) Korean Nuclear Threat By Dr...
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Canada's RCN Using the RAN's Attack-class Plan?
Pete CommentBoth Canada and Australia hosted UK RN submarine units post WW2 and both then acquired UK build Oberon-class submarines (aka "O-boats"). Canada commissioned 3 O-boats in the 1960s and...
View ArticleAustralian Nuclear Weapons: Making SSNs Cost Effective
I’ve just had a brainwave that can keep 1,000s of newly trained Australian nuclear engineers, techos, scientists and managers busy while they await the Virginias of the 2030s. Also they need gainfull...
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Shared Interests with the US trumps Aussie "Sovereignty"
Sovereignty is a nebulous concept separate to strategic alliance realpolitik. Also, as "Australia's Sovereign" Charlie has found, a crown may muzzle political utterances and "Black spider memos"...
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Canadian XLUUVs after the Victorias?
Artwork of Canada's British Columbia based (current or future) Cellula Robotics Solus-XR XLUUV - see brochure.---Further to my article "Canada's RCN Using the RAN's Attack-class Plan?" of April 14,...
View ArticleQatar Locks Up 8 Former Indian Naval Officers
India’s The Print on April 19, 2023 reported that:Eight former Indian Navy officers have been imprisoned by Qatar. What those officers were doing for Qatar is unclear. They are accused of spying for...
View ArticleAir Exercise Cope India: Containing China
In a well organised series of comments and links Gessler advised, April 20, 2023:What can be seen as a QUAD (almost) alliance China containing bilateral air activity, is Exercise Cope India, running...
View ArticleUSN Starved of SSNs: 3 for Australia Unlikely.
WINDOW DRESSINGThe "Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS" of March 13th (14th in Australia) 2023, contained President Biden's intention:"Starting in the early 2030s, pending Congressional approval, the...
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Do Chinese carriers only play a theatrical role?...
From Deng Xiaoci and Guo Yuandan of China's Global Times, May 6, 2023:“Do Chinese carriers only play theatrical role? Shandong aircraft carrier fleet’s first Western Pacific drills effectively refute...
View Article"Russia looks East to trade" : Parallel Universe?
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/05/09/russia-looks-east-to-trade/
View ArticleCanada hopes to join Aukus
The Guardian, May 9, 2023, reports: "Canada hopes to join Aukus defence pact, says report...Canada’s defence minister has said the country is “highly interested” working closer on defence technology...
View ArticleSingapore's IMDEX Asia 2023 a meek affair?
In terms of audio-visual coverage, submarine wise IMDEX ASIA 2023 in Singapore May 3-5, looks like a meek affair, maybe submarine sellers didn't turn up in force.Yet the Exhibitor List does include...
View ArticleUS May Give Australia Short USE BY Date Virginias
When or if the US sells a second-hand Virginia SSN to Australia in 2033 Australia might get a nasty shock when it realises a once fueled Virginia likely has a shorter operating life than a twice fueled...
View ArticleASIO and AUKUS Submarine Security
I like to read about such submarine aspects as admitted secret Australian Oberon Missions here and here, more recent Collins Clearance Diver - East Timor missions and security intelligence...
View ArticleAustralia Wants AUKUS Tech Transfer Treaty pre-Trump
Richard Wood, for Australia’s 9news, reports in part , May 17, 2023, [Australia’s] “Defence Minister Richard Marles [warned May 17, 2023] the full potential of the AUKUS agreement can only be...
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