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East China Sea (Senkaku) Dogfights Continued - Comments and Articles
Just northeast of Taiwan is the Senkaku Islands - the main East China Sea flashpoint. (Map courtesy Reinhard Drifte's 2009 article).---On East China Sea (Senkaku) dogfights here are the June 29, 2016 -...
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A Japanese Assembled F-22 Industrial Strategy
The prototype "X-2" much smaller than the final F-3 (resulting in a Japanese built F-22). Photo courtesy Defence Aviation, April 23, 2016 which advises: MHI “have been developing the aircraft’s...
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An early July 18, 2016 Trident Decision Possible, To Further Split UK Labour
This BBC article of June 30, 2014 indicates where the 4 UK Trident SSBNs are located (at Faslane, north of Glasgow, Scotland) and nearby Coulport nuclear warhead base. Alternatives sites in the UK,...
View ArticleSpecial SubMatt Shipbuilding Report to Donors on July 13, 2016
HiI shall be emailing the second special Submarine Matters Report to Donors on Wednesday July 13, 2016.My thanks to Donors who have already donated the $50 (per year).I invite New Donors to donate, by:...
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Putin's Purge of Russia's Baltic Fleet Officer Corps
Pathologically stony-faced Putin manages to crack another unsmile at hapless Russian Captain (2nd rank) (who was equivalent to a USN Commander).---A most curious article has cropped up in The Moscow...
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Economic Ties Will Hopefully Pacify Any Chinese Aggression
The red stars mark locations in China where there is investment from Japan's KHI. Examples of KHI investment in Chinais in the areas of cement and equipment making factories. (Map courtesy...
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Trend Identified in Australian Election and Shipbuilding
Senator Eric Abetz (from the conservative wing of the Australian Government) is not a happy bunny over the Government's near electoral loss on July 2, 2016 (Photo courtesy Andrew Meares via SMH) ---In...
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Polite Portuguese Submarine Tangles With French Trawler
NRP Tridente in 2010. Reported yesterday was a training mishap 55km off Lizard Point, Cornwall, UK. (Photo courtesy Pedro Vilela).---Modified from a BBC report, July 13, 2016...
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Truck Attack in Nice - French Carrier Redeployment Announcement as a Trigger
Did thoughts of French carrier Charles de Gaulle's (above) pending airstrikes on IS targets lead to this (below) in the mind of an IS inspired truck driver in the Nice attack?There appears to be a...
View ArticleIslamist Terror Tactics Used in Nice - Already Known
1. RT reports 16 Jul, 2016 https://www.rt.com/news/351564-nice-attack-isis-claim/The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the truck attack in Nice, France, that left 84 people...
View ArticleUK vote on Trident Replacement due tomorrow, Monday July 18, 2016
Drawing from The Guardian's July 16, 2016 article by Paul Torpey and Paul Scruton "Trident: what you need to know before the parliamentary vote".The UK Parliament (in the House of Commons) is due to...
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Excellent "South China Sea decision explained" with Map
(The map above is by Arsana and Schofield, 2012. A larger, easier to read version, is here andhere). The Australian Naval Institute carrys an excellent article South China Sea decision explained by...
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DefMin Marise Payne's Industry Power passed to Pyne - New Ministry List
The most politically influential (industrial) part of Defence Minister Marise Payne's portfolio has been passed to a more senior politician. That senior politician is the new Defence Industry Minister,...
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Surprise Majority UK Labour Vote for Trident SSBN Replacement, Russia, Turkey
Second or First Strike CooperationThe light blue footprint reflects the limitations of the UK's Trident II D5 SLBM coverage, from the Atlantic Ocean launch basin. Half of Russia, most of China, and all...
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On The Beach and Seeing Australia as a Last Post After Armageddon
Bombs are tested (1). Some may eventually be used (2) and the end of human existence may result (3). Step 1 has already happened to Australia and 2 and 3 may be to come. See the steps below.1....
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The US "Third Offset Strategy" overlaps with the SeaWeb Concept
The SeaWeb Network overlaps with other names such as Fixed Surveillance System (large PDF file - see pages 128-129). Older terms are IUSS and the most familiar (SOSUS). SeaWeb not only includes sonar,...
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Mr Pyne, Minister for South Australian Defence Industry, Bottom Lips
Christopher Pyne, Minister for (South) Australian Defence Industy puts on a brave face in Federal Parliament during criticism that he is merely South Australia's boy.---The South Australian Adelaide...
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Intelligence on Russia's SOSUS System
The following are slides describing Russian research company, Morinformsystem-Agat's MGK-608E Passive Stationary Sonar System The MGK-608E Passive Stationary Sonar System in a satellite, strike...
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Submarine Matters Articles - Excellent Opinion Piece
Great minds think alike :)This Opinion Piece of July 23, 2016 provides an excellent discussion on Turnbull electoral and shipbuilding strategy, as well as steel and original Australian content issues...
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Background on Submarine Pens (WWII and Cold War)
A submarine pen (U-Boot-Bunker in German) is a type of submarine base that acts as a bunker to protect submarines from air attack. The term is generally applied to submarine bases constructed during...
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