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One Japanese estimate for Build + Maintain 10 submarines in Australia
A Japanese designed Australian built submarine would look a few meters longer (more: fuel, batteries and accommodation space) than the major features diagram (Courtesy Japanese sales team via News Corp...
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Israel's Dolphin Submarines, Naval Bases and SigInt Network
At Haifa Naval Base , in mid September 2014, missile boats and civilian yatchs welcome entry of Dolphin 2 class, INS Tannin or Rahav? Note how its blue hull and fin camoflage it against the...
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Return of AIP, LIBs and LABs Debate - Especially between Germany and Japan.
Just some (eg. without the sonar sensor arrays) of the components of an electricity hungry AN/BYG-1 combat system. See this image much larger and readable here.---The air independent propulsion (AIP)...
View ArticleBattery and Fuel Cell Technologies Compared
DescriptionPower DensitySpecific PowerEnergy DensitySpecific WeightkW/litrekW/kgWh/litreWh/kgLead-acid (LAB)0.12 0.089044Zebra0.24 0.16167114Sodium Sulphide (NaS)0.0210.17170117Lithium-ion (LIB)0.22...
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Controversial Reuters Article on "Germans lose ground"
Table comparing the Collins with the 3 CEP Contenders. As it is dated May 2015 there are some errors in "Submerged Displacement", "Range" knots (surfaced, snorting, fully submerged?) of the 3...
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Russians sobbing over long delayed PAK FA, T-50, stealth fighter.
Photo or artwork? of the PAK FA, T-50 (Courtesy Sukhoi)---If the US is notoriously having problems developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Russia is in even more dire strikes with its first ever...
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South Korea’s Hidden Strategic Value for US in Afghanistan
Submarine cables and thick landline cables are of great (and unsung) value to America's dispersed military functioning -...
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French versus Japanese Competition on Australian Submarine Pricing
Toulon, the French Navy's main base. Homeport of many DCNS products including: current nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle, DCNS (and partners) built FREMM (multi-mission) frigates, Rubis SSNs and the...
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US Quietly Pro Japan in Submarine Pick
As indicated in Submarine Matters on October 30, 2015 at least two Americans (below) hold key roles in the future submarine selection and building process. American, Donald C. Winter is the chairman of...
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Happy India Republic Day - and Australia Day
January 26 is also India Republic Day. Above is a vertical interpretation of India's horizontal tricolour national flag. Deep saffron represents courage, spirit and sacrifice; white for truth, peace...
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Chart of Japan's Soryu Submarine Combat System, and AN/BYG-1 Integration
This Soryu submarine Combat System flow chart (and a vast amount of information) is in wispywood2344's website, passed on by S. More below.---Submarines are very complex especially the way their...
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Russian Submarine Industry - Lada discontinued - no AIP - LIBs?
Lada Class Saint (or "Sankt") Petersburg, the one and only Lada completed. (Photo Russian Navy)---Russia hopes that it could develop the 4th generation Lada class have been discontinued mainly because...
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P-8 Poseidons becoming operational and sales success.
The Indian armed forces Andaman and Nicobar [Island] Command (see bases above) now operates one or more P-8I patrol aircraft and Searcher-II UAVs to track Chinese submarines and surface ships passing...
View ArticleP-8 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) detection technologies.
Stirring Indian Navy recruitment? and Boeing sales youtube for India P-8Is. 32 seconds in P-8's electro-optical sensor detects a (likely Kilo) submarine's attack? periscope. Sonobuoys then dropped etc....
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China into Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for Submarine - Can Russia Keep Up?
The Chinese Everspring advertisement for Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) use by submarine carries the above photo - what appears to be a (or the) Type 092 Xia class SSBN. The description "48 hours...
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US 5th Generation and UCAV Fighter Issues - Fighting Chinese Hordes
If Su-35s (with long range air to air missiles) become widely available to the Russian and Chinese air forces they may cause headaches to the limited numbers of F-22s (but F-35s and 3rd/4th generation...
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Chinese Yuan Submarines to use Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs)
China's 335 kg WB-LYP10000AHA Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) being developed for (or already in) China's 2nd batch of Yuan class submarines. China is also marketing this battery to Russia, presumably for...
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North Korea Launches "Satellite" - Japan Also Has Dual-Use Missile
This is where the February 6 - 7, 2016 "satellite" launch took place. Sohae Launch Center also known as (Tongchang-ri or Tongch'ang-dong or Pongdong-ri Launch Center) is a rocket launching site in...
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Australian Tax Problems May Mean Early Submarine Announcement
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull inspects a naval guard (in this case from the Royal New Zealand Navy) (Photo courtesy INQUIRER(dot)net).---The Australia Government of Prime Minister Malcolm...
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Ongoing Australian Submariner Shortage - I suggest Buy The 216
Trainee Australian Submariners - After a few years difficult to retain. (Photo courtesy RAN via NavalToday)---Noel Towell reports in Australia's Canberra Times, February 4, 2016...
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