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Give nukes a chance! Hypervelocity Asteroid Intercept Vehicle (HAIV)
Nuclear weapons, have, let's face it, a rather bad press. But nukes can be thought of as cute, cuddly and useful if they save mankind (and yes womankind) as we know them. Nukes, to their credit may...
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Comparing Borei/Boreys with Ohios & Columbias - SSBN Program 2
Diagram 1. Displacements are submerged.---Diagram 2. Columbia class SSBN-X features.---It is difficult, but not impossible, to compare Boreis/Boreys with Ohios and Columbia class (SSBN-X).The...
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Russia's Northern and Pacific Fleets - SSBN Program 3
Click here to vastly enlarge map. Note blue Northern sea route - handy for inter-fleet transfer of submarines. (Map courtesy SOUTH FRONT Analysis Intelligence 2015)---Role of SSNsFor Russia's Northern...
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Comments: Lockheed Martin Chosen Combat Systems Integrator for Australia's...
Just some of the components of the US made AN/BYG-1 Combat System to be Integrated by Lockheed Martin into Australia's future Shortfin submarines. The AN/BYG-1 is already integrated into Australia's...
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Why the Early signing of submarine design contract with DCNS?
The advertisement in TheAustralian, in mid September 2016, was put up by prominent Australians including Dick Smith and John Singleton, questioning the wisdom of the Turnbull Government's April 26,...
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Russia developing piezoceramic (sonar distorting) coating antennas
Could this be described as a piezorubber (polymer) coating? (Diagram unrelated to Sputnik or Russian defence industry). ---Russia's Sputnik news reports September 30, 2016...
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Swedish Submarine Industry Neutralised by Russia?
Features of the the Swedish Navy's future A26 (hugely expanded here). The A26 is the only submarine left featuring and marketing the horizontal multi-purpose lock (HMPL). This is what Saab calls the...
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Submarine Sonar Upgrades - Virginias, Collins and Shortfins
Australia's Collins class and future Shortfin class subs are likely to benefit from the US system of software-hardware sonar upgrades. This is within the broader sensor and data technology of the...
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Indonesian Visions, Straits and Fluctuating Submarine Numbers
Map A. Sea Depths The shallowness (less than 200 meters) of water surrounding most Southeast Asian nations has, to a degree, limited the takeup of submarines. Shallow water is often encumbered by...
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Submarine Noise
The following is an excerpt on acoustic quieting from Matt's excellent article February 3, 2015: Sea Denial: Analysis of the CSBA's Proposal The Case for Taiwanese Midget Submarines - Part I in Matt's...
View ArticleJapan not at all likely to assist Taiwan in submarine building
Anonymous in Comments at 29/9/16 8:36 AM conveyed a Dr Kashin's views about the strong unlikelihood of Japan, the US and others providing submarine assistance to Taiwan. This is in useful contrast to...
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The future Columbia class SSBN(X)'s reactor may be as quiet as SSKs on Battery
How should this diagram be altered to represent a Heat Exchange Reactor with Electric Drive? Diagram courtesy Bright Hub Engineering.---One of the quieting/stealth features on the future Columbia class...
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October Report to Donors - WHY AUSTRALIA IS BUILDING A LARGER SHIP NAVY.
The flotilla above is led by the LHD HMAS Adelaide (sister ship to HMAS Canberra). In the foreground is replenishment oiler HMAS Success. Between Adelaide and Success is a Japanese destroyer. (Photo...
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ASC Split into 3 - Media Release and Comments
ASC is to be split into 3 in 2017. Above is an ASC bloke in front of HMAS Hobart, the lead Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD). ---The confusing Defence Ministerial Duumvirate of Payne and Pyne, with Finance...
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Duterte visiting China October 19-21, 2016 - Philippines Arms Sources
Duterte is visiting China October 19-21, 2016. Here (July 2016) Duturte meets troops of the Philippine Marines and Army. (Photo courtesy Camille Ante for Manila Bulletin). Drawing from a Russia Today...
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Australia's Future Frigate Competitors - Strengths and Weaknesses
Australia's Future Frigates may well require a 48 (or more) cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System partly to hurl Tomahawk land attack missiles (the above VLS system has 64 cells). ---COMMENTWhile...
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Chinese Export of Submarines to Pakistan Now Confirmed by China
COMMENTAfter numerous unconfirmed Pakistani reports going back to 2011 at last China has officially confirmed it is providing submarines to Pakistan. Perhaps 4 built in China and 4 built in...
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Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov may conduct first airstrikes (against IS).
Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov (above) may be conducting airstrikes against Islamic State as early as November this year (2016).--COMMENTIf Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov becomes operational against an...
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China Experimenting With New Submarine Detection Concepts
From scientific paper "The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission: Spaceborne Radar Interferometry for Oceanographic and Hydrological Applications" (See image much larger and clearer at last...
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DCNS's 3,000 t concept submarine, SMX 3.0, at Euronaval 2016
Scale model of the 3,000 tonne concept submarine, SMX 3.0, on display at the DCNS stand, at Euronaval 2016. (Photo courtesy Navy Recognition)---Newswire Today, October 17, 2016, carries the following...
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