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South Korean - Russian "THAAD like" systems for Intercepting North Korean...
A KM-SAM (or M-SAM or MR-SAM) battery could potentially shoot down North Korean or Chinese ballistic missiles. KM-SAM was developed by South Korea with surprisingly close Russain cooperation. (Photo...
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SMH Reports Australia Likely to Buy 12 Submarines
Australia's Defence Minister, Marise Payne, working quietly on the 2016 Defence White Paper and on the Submarine Winner Decision. (Photo courtesy AAP)---David Wroe in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH),...
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US Diesel Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) Nuclear Threat
The Lockheed Martin Remote Minehunting System (RMS) also Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) is current semi-submersible (diesel only) but diesel + batteries could make it fully submersible for days...
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Japan would benefit from US Combat System when selling Submarines to Australia
Just some of the components of the US AN/BYG-1 combat system. Australia is already using it in the Collins and will use it in the future submarine. Japan is also interested in using more AN/BYG-1 parts...
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Vietnam's Strategic Relations Countering China
Vietnam's main naval bases (above). The Navy consists mainly of Russian built smaller craft. The (potentially Klub missile armed) Gepard class frigates and Klub armed Improved Kilo submarines are the...
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DF-21D "Carrier Killer" and AirSea Battle Targets
As far as I can see - the US defense forces AirSea Battle doctrine began in 2009-10. The wiki entry explains:"AirSea Battle officially became part of US grand strategy, when, in February 2010, the US...
View ArticleYet Another Japan - Australia Meeting - Submarines - Japan's Lead?
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Tokyo, February 15, 2016, responding to a question with the correct Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) form of words.---In concurrence with Submarine...
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Chinese SAM missiles on Woody island beach, Not A Game Changer
In mid February 2016, a satellite image (at "A." below was publicised which revealed Chinese surface-to-air (SAM) missiles on Woody Island, in the disputed Paracel Island group, in the South China Sea....
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Submarine Implications of Woody and the 3 Reef bases
Woody Island (featured in the previous article) is another naval base and stationary "aircraft carrier" for China in the South China Sea. This is in addition to Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross Reefs...
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Advantages of Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) for Ships.
Standard SM-6 missiles vertically launched. Serious flames - Made in the USA.---Russia has developed coffin launchers for many ship sizes over many decades. But Russia has now succumbed to superior...
View ArticleIf Japan wins future submarine competition - Role of Japanese Board of Audit?
[Pete's introduction] In Japan’s pricing of its submarines for the purposes of Australia’s future submarine Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) an Australian understanding of Japanese audit...
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How much can submarine CEP contenders, like TKMS, say?
Admiring a TKMS-HDW Type 216 (foreground), in the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Endeavour program for Australia’s future submarine are: (left) Dieter Rottsieper, Deputy Chairman, Executive Board,...
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2016 Australian Defence White Paper out tomorrow - Pre-Briefing
Will there be a new building cost diagram tomorrow. The diagram above is courtesy The Daily Telegraph August 20, 2015. Note this is based on Defence Teaming Australia advice in mid August 2015, under...
View ArticlePossible Japanese Cybersecurity - InfoSec Inadequacies
It appears Japan is still at an early stage of forming a cyber security organisation (probably mainly civilian staffed). There may also be resistance from Japan's three armed services (Army, Navy and...
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2016 Defence White Paper: Submarine Matters Much Across Sub Issues Raised
For "regionally superior submarines/boats" see Defence White Paper (A.) pages 19, 21, 90, 91 and 115. (Poster sourced via The Guardian)Australia's 2016 Defence White Paper has been published today -...
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Defence White Paper Release Increases Chances of an Early Election
Prime Minister Turnbull, statesmanlike, delivering the Defence White Paper yesterday - a good time to trigger an Early Election (soon). (Photo courtesy AAP via Capital Bay News)---Australian Defence...
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Australia's high cost, less than "regionally superior" Future Submarines
Prime Minister Turnbull and Defence Minister Payne (on left of fin) at sea. The Turnbull Government is suffering much political and financial inertia - so launching the 2016 Defence White Paper...
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Slight delay in Indonesia accommodating two Chang Bogo submarines
PT Pal builds naval vessels at its shipyard at Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. PT Pal will assemble Indonesia's third Improved Chang Bogo (Type 209) submarine.---Larger ports in Indonesia are in red,...
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Arguments by John White for the TKMS Bid
Cutaway depiction of TKMS-HDWs Type 216 - its within requirement 4,000 ton displacement offers the options of, LIBs, AIP, one or more Vertical Multi-Purpose Locks (VMPL) behind the sail and/or the...
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Australia CEP contenders Japan's KHI - Australian New Submarine Delay
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI's), Kobe, Japan shipyard.---(Map on KHI's Kobe shipyard)---Submarine Matters follows a philosophy of not favouring any one of the 3 contenders in the CEP. There are...
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