Comparison of 3 CEP contenders by Keyword Search in Defence White Paper
Some stirring music in this 2010 youtube "The Top 10 Best Diesel-Electric Submarine in the World". China's Yuan "7", Soryu "6" under-rates them. The old Sodermanland at "5" is over-rating - surely...
View ArticleAustralian "Delay" in Receiving the Future Subs
Note that the new submarines will only begin to be built in about 12 years time - for entry into service not in the late 2020s but the early 2030s. There is currently a political confrontation between...
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Collins Midlife Upgrade/Extension - Companies, Tomahawks and Possible Timings
The most comprehensive, up-to-date Asia-Pacific sub numbers-types map I've seen - at March 3, 2016. Australia's six Collins subs may need to be upgraded with Tomahawk cruise missiles to keep pace with...
View ArticleJapanese Navy bilateral exercises and humanitarian support
On March 6, 2016 S has kindly provided the following on Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) or (Japanese Navy) bilateral and humanitarian activities.S’s Comment: Though its activities are...
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Mid-life upgrade of the Collins class will be a real headache.
HMAS Rankin - probably at Fleet Base West - Rockingham, Western Australia. The Collins submarines have been extra-ordinarily problematic. Even after a mid-life upgrade systemic problems (eg. continuing...
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Japan's First Ship-Submarine FONOP in South China Sea, set for April 2016
In what amounts to a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) Japan will sail 2 of its warships and a submarine from Subic Bay, Philippines (see map above) to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. This will cross...
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We all live in a Black-Gray Submarine!
Life beneath the waves in the Soryu submarine.---A friend has kindly provided an English translation of the subtitles in the above Youtube.The Soryu submarine, where all the action takes place, is...
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Potential Soryu Problems - Recalculations
Click on image to enlarge.---To calculate the Soryu's real size estimates were made using standard published information. On the basis of the cut-aways (top) and other published diagrams a side...
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Japanese SeaWeb and Stealth Jet Detection Research - Quite Public
Modern SeaWeb (mostly underwater communications, detection and database) systems are no longer restricted to Cold War era seafloor wired together SOSUS sensors. As the diagrams below show - there is...
View ArticleAir Independent Propulsion (AIP) Comparative Noise and Youtube
Australia's future submarines will operate against a much more formidable strategic opponent (China). China is developing and installing much better sensors to detect the sound of the loud (heavy truck...
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The Echo Voyager LDUUV - Great for Intelligence Gathering
Youtube description "Published on Mar 10, 2016. Echo Voyager, Boeing’s latest unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), can operate autonomously for months at a time thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system...
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Japanese Submarine Evolution "stronger, longer, more silent " and Operational...
Above is the last page of the document History of submarine in our country - stronger, longer, more silent that S is referring to. Above is a Harushio-class submarine (left), second Oyashio-class...
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Nearing the end of the Type 216's Prospects?
Uploaded on Nov 19, 2009 "The latest German submarines. Virtually undetectable, unlike diesel or nuclear submarines that generate more noise and/or higher heat signatures."---Admiring a TKMS-HDW Type...
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The Bigger The Sub The Longer Its Range?
A World War One Type U-151 U-Boat (U-156 pictured) with an outstanding range/speed of 46,000 km at 10 km/h, 18 torpedos and 2 x 5.9 inch guns, all packed into a snug 1,875 tonnes (submerged). How would...
View ArticleRisks in Japanese submarine partnership
There's a great article, of March 16, 2016, on the Australian Naval Institute website. This is by Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU. This...
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Offshore Patrol Vessel (SEA 1180) CEP occurring right now
A model of ST Marine's Fearless 75 design on display at Pacific 2015 in Sydney. ST Marine has already built smaller Fearless 55's for the Singaporean Navy. (Model photo and caption courtesy IHS Jane’s...
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Extra Details of Visit of Japanese Soryu Submarine to Sydney in April 2016
Here's Soryu submarineJS Hakuryu visiting Naval Station Pearl Harbour in 2013 (though video uploaded to Youtube in 2015). JS Hakuryu is the sub that will be visiting Sydney. The engine noises appear...
View ArticleDCNS worried batteries "explode" - Australia Ready for Nuclear sub?
COMMENTAAP's article via SkyNews "France pitches nuclear submarine option" March 24, 2016 (note Oberon photo) touched on the possibility that:- Australia might develop a nuclear submarine (Brazilian...
View ArticleThe future French SSN and SSBN Programs - DCNS Prototype for Australian CEP
DCNS HULL PROTOTYPE (BARRACUDA) FOR SHORTFIN CONTENDER, 2007 - 2017 LAUNCHES, 1 EXPECTEDBarracuda SSN NameLaid downLaunch (est.)Commissioning (est.)Suffren19 December 2007end of 2017 (the crew...
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Trump's Moderation and Japan's Nuclear Missile Capability.
Is this potential President good leadership material for most of the West's nuclear deterrent and on the US Alliance system? Trump and Wrestlemania tag team partner hoot it up. (Photo courtesy...
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