Clik here to view.
North Korea building new submarine pens (probably)
The new construction (probably submarine pens) is less than 3km from Mayang Do Primary Naval Base on the east coast (see See Naval Bases and Fleet HQs map above) of North Korea. Sinpo "SSBs" might...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Potentially Diver Killing "Hydroacoustic" Noise Maker
Combat divers, be they SEALs or otherwise, have dangerous jobs. Target countries can make life that much more dangerous by protecting ports, or other facilities, with potentially deadly devices,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Defence Industry Minister, Pyne, has Percentage Troubles
Kathryn Diss. Australia’s ABC News online, July 26, 2016, reports, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-26/christopher-pyne-refuses-to-break-down-wa-shipbuilding-share/7662582 :"Christopher Pyne refuses...
View ArticleAustralia Shouldn't Build Shortfin Subs and Australia Should Forget Exporting...
COMMENTSFew countries have truly efficient defence industries. Efficient countries usually need:1. A large domestic arms market (eg. the US, Russia and China) and2. a stable arms export...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ouch! Before and After Photos of dented submarine Ambush
No subamarines, submariners, commanders, Admirals, or Ministers of Defence, like being associated with surprising and expensive indiscretions. Hence HMS Ambush's misfortune on July 20, 2016.Apparently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's current SSBNs Too Limited to Be Effective - Part One
In Part One I argue China's 4 x Type 094 "Jin class" SSBNs are currently too limited to be effective due to:- geography - very shallow water around the actual SSBN Base at Yulin, Hainan Island then a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's current SSBNs Limited - Thermoclines little help - Part Two
As argued in Part One (August 1, 2016) compared to the open ocean (where SSBN commanders prefer to operate) the South China Sea is restrictive.China's SSBNs might possibly be sent, from their main...
View ArticleHacking By US Submarines Continues
"America Is Hacking Other Countries With Stealthy Submarines[Courtesy Brian Fung & Andrea Peterson, Washington Post, July 29, 2016,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's current SSBNs limited by their SLBMs - Part Three
This, to scale diagram, permit comparison between the US Ohio and Chinese "Jin class" Type 094 SSBNs. Diagram courtesy China Power (an interesting source in itself on China's SSBNs).---COMMENTChina's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's SSBNs limited by Opposing Submarines - Part Four
Shallow Sea DisadvantageMap A - The map above indicates that China's whole coast is uncomfortably shallow for SSBNs (less than 200 meters (m)) from China's main SSBN Base (Yulin/Sanya on Hainan Island)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
France’s Submarine Development and the Shortfin
Models of a Triomphant class SSBN (left) and a Barracuda/Suffren class SSN. They have, and in future shall continuously contribute to, what will be the Shortfin SSK. (Photo courtesy DCNS).--- Please be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ASEAN ignores Duterte's Death Squads - 43,000 "neutralised"?
Democratic ASEAN did so well reining in the Philippines'own Marcos and Indonesia's Suharto that the Philippines'New President Duterte should be a cinch.---As readers will have noticed Submarine Matters...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's NSA Innocent! Of hacking Australian Census Website.
China's NSA HQ, in northern Beijing, is innocent, in this case, of hacking the Australian Census for 2016 Website (the cartoon below reflects the chaos).Following the July 2, 2016 Election the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
F-35 heat signature: Chink in its Emission Armor - One
The Global Hawk sized (and altitude) Chinese Divine Eagle UAV (above) can look (with broad spectrum radar and infrared cameras) at long range for approaching US stealth aicraft. This UAV could in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
F-35s facing more mature Distributed Sensors - Two
Above is an illustration of a country's concept of using distributed sensors to detect and target threats from stealth aircraft and also from attacking missiles. In this case the defending country is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taiwan not serious about Paying Market Prices for Submarines
Taiwan’s 1940s US-built ex-Tench class Hai Shih (foreground) is the world’s oldest serving (but not truly operational) submarine. Taiwan has another 1940s vintage sub. The two ex-Dutch submarines in...
View ArticleWhy fewer SLBMs in each of the US and UK SSBN Replacements?
What I'm researching now, for publication in Submarine Matters tomorrow, is Why are fewer SLBMs being planned in each of the US and UK SSBN Replacements?US 24 SLBMs down to 16 per sub.UK 16 SLBMs down...
View ArticleDCNS Unlikely to Win India's Next 6 x SSK order...maybe.
As Russia wishes to sell 6 submarines to India (for Project-75(i)) Russia's Sputnik News, August 12, 2016, has been quick to report that: "French Firm DCNS Fails to Find Takers in India for Its AIPS...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PARIKRAMA's comments on submarine, torpedos, DCNS/France, India and Russia
INS Kalvari Scorpene SSK launched October 2015. India need 5 more Kalvaris, 3-5 Arihants, 6 P75(i) SSKs and 6 SSNs (twice the size of the Kalvaris).---On August 20, 2016 PARIKRAMA commented[20/8/16...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why is the 16 SLBM SSBN-X larger than a 24 SLBM Ohio?
Question: Why is the 16 SLBM SSBN-X larger than a 24 SLBM Ohio? (see Table way below. Displacement and Beam is larger).Cutaway of SSBN-X from page 9 of 2016 Report to Congress.COMMENTS The larger the...
View Article