Further Reports France Won Walrus Replacement
On Wednesday 13, 2024 Anonymous commented: “It looks increasingly likely that Naval has indeed won this contract. Multiple Dutch news services announced it overnight Australian...
View ArticleAustralia's Virginia Chances Dive Deeper
An excellent article by Dominic Giannini at AAP-MSN of March 13, 2024 at https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australia-faces-subs-challenge-in-us-nuclear-at-home/ar-BB1jMyE1 in part includes:“Cuts...
View ArticleFinal Dutch Decision Awaits Lower House 18/3 Onwards
The final Dutch decision stage on the Walrus Replacement apparently will not be the Dutch Council of Ministers meeting on Friday March 15, 2024 (Dutch time). Instead the Lower House of the Dutch...
View ArticleOrka-class Specifications Table: Dutch: Naval Group
After internet searching no current, precise, detailed, list of Naval Group (NG) specifications (specs) for the Orkas have been located. Instead I've drawn together (and sometimes inferred) specs from...
View ArticleTKMS, Naval Group & Saab Matters: Iranian "AIP"!
Shawn C, on Thursday March 14, 2024 (just before the Dutch Orka decision) commented offline:TKMS MATTERShttps://youtu.be/hI5md1HOBT4?si=F0Qdw2SlPtG5RFrYNote: TKMS just built a new sub building facility...
View ArticleAustralian Liberal’s Nuclear Policy Lacks Weapons
In Australia the myth of quick, easy, uncomplicated building anywhere of "economical" small modular reactor (SMR) projects just won't die out. Large conventional reactors of over 3 GW, as in France,...
View ArticleIndian MIRVs: Reinforces Australia's Nuclear Impotence
On March 19, 2024 Gessler, from India, commented:"India has officially announced its test of an improved Agni-5 ballistic missile (aka, the Agni-V ICBM) with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry...
View ArticleAustralia also gifting UK AU$4.6 Billion for AUKUS
In an excellent article, REUTERS, via The Strait Times, reported March 21/22, 2024...
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Australia awards BAE & ASC first SSN-AUKUS Contract
Courtesy NavalNews: SSN-AUKUS concept model showcased by BAE Systems during the UK's DSEI 2023.---Distinguished commentator Shawn Chung commented on March 22, 2024:There's quite a bit of naval news...
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India's future S5 SSBN Boasting K-6 SLBMs
On March 22. 2024 Gessler provided some very interesting links, photos and comments along the lines:"On Pete's note regarding the K-5 SLBM's possible 14m height, something comes to mind:Photo A - By...
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France’s Future SSBN “SNLE 3G” Starts Production
Offline inimitable submarine commenter Shawn Chung commented: (with a nice MS paint graphic from HI Sutton...
View ArticleAUKUS SSNs Excellent Nuclear Weapons Platforms
Unpublicized is the main value of the future AUKUS SSNs. That is as long range strike platforms for nuclear missiles to deter China.Australia is considered equivalent to a NATO partner by the US and...
View ArticleSingapore's MRCV will use IFEP from GE Vernova
Illustrious contributor, Shawn Chung, has commented offline that the power type for Singapore's frigates are improving. The power types are progressing from Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD), in the...
View ArticleNew NATO Country Sweden's Ship & Sub Challenges
Indomitable commentator Shawn Chung discussed offline Sweden's Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Ewa Ann-Sofi Haslum talking about updates in the Youtube here and below. The Chief of the Swedish Navy spoke...
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India Has 2 Stage Thermonuclear Weapons
For some years my friend and long distance mental sparing partner, Ghalib Kabir, have been debating how far India has progressed in thermonuclear weapons. Ghalib last arguedhereon March 22, 2024:“My...
View ArticleSubmarine Matters IS AT AN END
I'm tired of blog writing. This is even though I’ve gained 20+ years experience writing about Australia’s, and the broader Indo-Pacific’s, high end strategic weapon capabilities, political issues and...
View ArticleFrance's Naval Nuclear Worker Shortage: No Barracudas for RAN
A France wide lack of nuclear workers foils claims France could deliver Barracuda SSNs to Australia quickly and easily – outside of the likely delay: 2050 or later (see my previous article).Also...
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Israel's Target List eg. Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Over the last 12 hours Israel began missile strikes on Iran, initially targeting an air base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_strikes_on_Iran near the Isfahan/Esfahan nuclear research center...
View ArticleCollins LOTE Now Budgeted. Saab, LM & MTU.
The Collins Life of Type Extension (LOTE) has been little discussed of late drawing suspicions it may be cancelled like many RAN ship and submarine projects. However I consulted the Australian...
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ANZAC Day 2024
Australia and New Zealand commemorates ANZAC Day on April 25th each year. It is our secular "holiest" day. The day remembers the sacrifice of troops of the combined Australian and New Zealand Army...
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