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Australia's low key FONOPS of disputed South China Sea islands
In late November 2015 BBC journalist Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was conducting a BBC private Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) near Mischief reef claimed by China. Wingfield-Hayes recorded the (late...
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Australian Submarine Issues, Turnbull Tokyo Visit - December 18, 2015
Prime Minister Turnbull met Prime Minister Abe at the G20 in Turkey, mid November 2015 (above). They are meeting again tomorrow, December 18, 2015. (Photo courtesy AAP via Australia's SBS News)....
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Trident D5 and Bulava SLBMs compared
The Bulava (Russia's latest SLBM) is much lighter and shorter ranged than the Trident D5 (on left) - I wonder why? Does the Trident D5 need to be longer ranged when launched from the Atlantic and...
View ArticleOne Million Pageviews Before Christmas
Just a number, but its rare that milestones can be marked.Tens of thousands of different people viewing Submarine Matters over the last few years helped achieve this.To write about weapons and politics...
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Future Sub decision to be made in "first half of" 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, hold bilateral summit talks Friday at the State Guest House in Tokyo. (Photo and description courtesy AFP-JIJI via Japan...
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French built, Greek Navy submarine Papanikolis (Y-2) Hammered Axis
The Mediterranean light, and perhaps an artist's "colourised" enhancements, makes Papanikolis (Y-2) an unusually pretty sub :) (Photo courtesy)---It has been reportedthat Nikolaos Tasiakos, the last...
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Simulated Chinese sub attack USS Reagon, Japanese & S Korean subs likely...
MISSIONIn Comments, on December 18, 2015, Anonymous [Dec 18, 8:49AM] asked “I was wondering whether you would comment on a recent story that a Chinese submarine conducted a simulated attack on a CVN....
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Christmas in Australia 2015
Australia's Christmas (being Southern Hemisphere) is the hottest time of year. Temperatures average around 30ºC (86ºF) during the day and 17ºC (63ºF) at night. Christmas feasts are frequently at midday...
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China's second aircraft carrier part of arms race - Part 1
China's announced 2 days ago that the second carrier will have a ski-jump carrier like Chinas first carrier (Liaoning) and weigh in the 50,000 ton class (like Liaoning).COMMENTWhile China is quickly...
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China's carrier aircraft and weapons - Part 2 of 3
China may not yet have decided the balance of aircraft, guns and missiles on the second carrier. If China adheres to Russian practices there will be a high proportion of guns and missiles and smaller...
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North Korea's 4th Nuclear Test & Another SLBM Ejection Test
SummaryThe big red blotch (above) marks approximate location of North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site - where the 4th test occurred underground. At around 10 kilotons yield the explosion is...
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Japanese pre-emptive strike on North Korea possible future option
Japanese Defence Minister Nakatani would have been very busy in the last 48 hours given all the bad news from North Korea. (Photo courtesy newslookup(dot)com)---COMMENTNorth Korea's latest nuclear test...
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NK Nuclear Test Results and Implications - Don't Hold Your Breath.
Obama at his strongest. Many people are waiting for US leadership and resolve against North Korea's long march to a Hydrogen Bomb. Like Chamberlain Obama is looking a bit lame. Might take a "madman"...
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North Korean SLBM Test - Ignition as well as ejection?
Kim Jong-un may have witnessed the Dec 21, 2015 test, depicted with. Some NK announcer perhaps said "Ignition. We have main engine start." (Photos via (South) Korea Times, January 8, 2016)---More bad...
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North Korea's Three Sinpo-Golf SSBKs Being Built Heavier
H I Sutton of Covert Shores has produced this excellent artwork (above and below) depicting a North Korean Sinpo class SSBK fring one of its two SLBMs. Click here to greatly enlarge image and text...
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Likely submarine decision in late 2016. Japan, TKMS, DCNS battle it out.
1. Likely decision will only be publicised in late 2016.The Australian Government in December 2015 said it will make a decision “in the first half” of 2016 on who wins the Australian future submarine...
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An astronaut's tribute to David Bowie 1947 - 2016
Bowie in life. Photo courtesy Beyond Anxiety & Depression which he suffered from.---Singer David Bowie's death (January 10, 2016) is tragic. He was comparatively young at 69. Bowie followed no...
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Japanese Submarine Costings – Oyashios through to Soryu Mark 2s
The Soryu class (at top) and Oyashio class (middle). Their main weapons are the Harpoon anti-ship missile and the Type 89 (Mk 48 very similar) torpedo.---It is useful that Japan is publically providing...
View ArticleOyashio - Soryu Table, Aus Future Submarine Program, ¥ in, Dragons out
OYASHIO - SORYU TABLE (latest as at January 17, 2016)SSNo.BuildingNo.PennantNo.MoF approved amount ¥ Billions) & FY*LAB, LIB, AIP **Laid DownLaun-chedCommi-ssionedBuiltBy5SSOyashio8105SS-590/...
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Analysts indicate US hopes Australia buys the Soryu
An earlier meeting of Prime Minister Turnbull and President Obama, This was at the APEC Meeting in Manila in mid November 2015 where Obama unexpectedly invited Prime Minister Turnbull to Washington...
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