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Japan's Submarine Sales Advantage, 2 + 2 Talks With Australia
Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (left), Defence Minister Gen Nakatani (center), and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) (Photo courtesy gettyimages on Asahi Shimbun) ---Prime Minister Malcolm...
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Increase in Stress Management for US Submariners
A US Navy website recruiting Clinical Psychologists http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/clinical-care/clinical-psychology.html#ft-key-responsibilities---Stress management is a growing area...
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Russian Airliner Crash in Sinai - Terrorists from Northern Caucasus?
Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed (cause unknown) while enroute from the Egyptian coastal resort airport at Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 31, 2015. 224 people were killed....
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Chinese and US Submarines Likely Kept Watch on USS Lassen
China's built-up, militarised island of Subi Reef is just above the center of the map above. With the US informing China beforehand, a US destroyer, USS Lassen, approached close to Subi on October 26,...
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Indonesian Submarine Operations and Youtube
Author of Underseawarfare article Admiral Agung Pramono, Commander, Eastern Fleet, Indonesian Navy (facing with swagger stick/baton). (Photo courtesy DC examiner) ---Indonesian Submarine KRI Nanggala...
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Beware of hackers, human spies and employees!
(Graphics on Slide 12 courtesy Cyber Agency) A combination or overlap of motivations and actions may lead to a leak of information. For example a Disgruntled Employee may appoach a Competitor, Foreign...
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Exploding Fuel Cell AIP. Safer alternative of LIBs in Soryus
Explosion of Fuel Cell AIP S comments that submarines that use Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have a superior performance in high speed situations and flexibility in operation compared with lead-acid...
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Subic Bay, Philippines Still Important to US Navy
Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN-722) arrived in Subic Bay in early November 2015, for a routine port visit as part of its deployment in the Western Pacific. (Photo and description...
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Similar Canadian & Australian Sub Experiences - Victoria/Upholder Class
Cross-section diagram courtesy Victoria Class Submarines - With Focus on the Electronics Fit a website with a huge amount of Victoria class information and many photos. (Much larger image is...
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Columbia's Newly Renovated TKMS Type 206s
Model of a TKMS-HDW Type 206 submarine - ugly but effective. 206s weigh 450 tons (surfaced) 500 tons (submerged), 23 crew, 8 torpedo tubes (Photo courtesyfind model kit)---NavalTodaydotcom, November...
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Look at Japan's Next Generation Submarine, LAB, LIB, Li-S/LSB Batteries
The latest Soryu, SS-508, "Sekiryu, Holy Dragon" being launched at KHI shipyard, Kobe, around November 2, 2015 (Photo courtesy Sankei(dot)com sent by "Unknown" Thanks :)---Soryu...
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Australia to have "2 + 2" Talks with Japan and Germany, but not with France...
Australian Prime Minister Turnbull meets German Chancellor Merkel. From left, Australian Finance Minister Senator Mathias Cormann, German State Minister (in Foreign Office) Maria Boehmer, Prime...
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Bit of a SLBM Scare to brighten these dark nights
The following are excerpts from a Nautilus Institute commentary of November 17, 2015 regarding the November 7, 2015 mysterious missile test seen by millions over Southern California, A Trident missile...
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Canadian Defence Concerns with some concentration on Submarines
Click here to vastly expand map (Courtesy Melting The Ice). Map of Canada with its 370 km Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundary being a particular interest to guard - even from American fisherman and...
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"Final" Responses for CEP Due in Ten Days - Japan has last word
The Table may be the most accurate published comparison of the three Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) contenders. (Table courtesy of News Corp Australia, 2015) Still, there are many inaccuracies...
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Japan - Australia "2 + 2" Talks, November 22, 2015, Going Well
On the night of 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney harbour. One became entangled in the boom net across the harbour, and her occupants blew her up. A second entered the harbour...
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UK Chooses the P-8 Poseidon as its New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
P-8 Poseidon. 440+ knots, 1,200+ nm (4 hours on station). Lack of a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) for some or most, is controversial. US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) deleted the requirement for...
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US told 2 Days After - that Port of Darwin sold to Chinese Company
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) tied up at Fort Hill Wharf, Port of Darwin, northern Australia. The wharf and port where future US Navy ships tie up is now owned (well leased for only 99 years!) by a...
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US Combat System May Have Pushed Out AIP in the CEP
The US developed AN/BYG-1 combat system is on the USN's SSNs and SSGNs and on the Collins subs. A typical workstation display above. (Diagram and description courtesy General Dynamics)---The 3...
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Buying Subs, Australian DoD's Disrupted Technical Knowledge
Defence Minister Payne trying to keep the submarine Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) on track. (Photo: Andrew Meares via Canberra Times)---Rarely are there behind the scenes newspaper articles...
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