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China Winning the Aid to Philippines Auction
Duterte cosying up to the Chinese flag and, even more, loving China's cash. (Photo courtesy Kami)---COMMENTDuterte is unscrupulous in openly courting cash from countries to fill his coffers. This is...
View ArticleCost of Lithium-ion Batteries One Major Reason Why RAN Won't Adopt Them
A friend, with a wide knowledge of submarine battery usage rates and pricing, advised in late September 2016:JAPANESE CONTEXTJapan is adopting new technology Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for the two...
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Israel seeking three Dolphin III subs from Germany - perhaps 1st delivered 2027
Israel plans to by 3 new submines for delivery in the late 2020s. They will likely be called TKMS Dolphin IIIs. Israel aleady has 3 Dolphin II subs (last one to be received 2017) + 3 Dolphin Is = 6...
View ArticleCost of Lithium-ion Batteries One Major Reason Why RAN Won't Adopt Them
A friend, with a wide knowledge of submarine battery usage rates and pricing, advised in late September 2016:JAPANESE CONTEXTJapan is adopting new technology Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for the two...
View ArticleEstimated Production Costs of Current-Future Lithium-ion Batteries for Submarine
Further to Submarine Matters' Cost of Lithium-ion Batteries One Major Reason Why RAN Won't Adopt Them, of October 21, 2016.Thanks to new data, we have more insight into the price of Lithium-ion...
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Japanese Approaches That Reduce Hazards of Submarine Lithium-ion Battery Use
Japan's main submarine battery producer, GS Yuasa, does not advertise the secret Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for its new class of Soryu submarines (the Soryu Mark 2s designated 27SS and 28SS). But a...
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Excellent Vietnamese Military (eg. Navy) Details/Commentary in The Diplomat
(Separate to The Diplomat article described below). The above map identifies Vietnam's main naval bases and the major vessel types in them. The Navy consists mainly of Russian built or designed...
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Russia set to unleash carrier aircraft and SLCMs on IS in Syria
COMMENTIn defiance of Western criticism of Russia’s air war over Syria President Putin is assembling a small armada (fleet) of Russia's only carrier, cruise missile firing ships and submarines to...
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Winning On The Melbourne Cup (Again)
Pete's horse (Almandin) wins the Melbourne Cup. (Photo courtesy News Corp Australia)---Those in the know will be aware that Australia's main day, that brings Australians together, is not:- Australia...
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Military Intelligence Against Chinese Submarines and Traffic Analysis
Prior US intelligence gathering eg. of China’s Hainan Island Yulin/Sanya nuclear submarine naval base (above) can be (or is) very useful. (Photo courtesy mapsecrets via).Military Intelligence Against...
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China's Chengdu J-20 Shows Little Evidence of Stealth Capabilities
China'sChengdu J-20 (above) showed less stealthiness and less flying ability than the 26 year old Northrop YF-23 technology demonstrator. America's YF-23 (immediately below) supercruised in 1990 while...
View ArticleReport to Congress on the Virginia class Program Nov 3, 2016
Mighty interesting report via: https://news.usni.org/2016/11/03/document-report-congress-virginia-class-submarine-program-5-2I'll comment on it later.Pete
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"Indonesia's" Mini-Sub Likely TKMS+South Korean Designed
Indonesia's 22m long mini-concept-submarine was on show at the Indo Defence 2016 Exhibition (Jakarta). Given a mini-sub's range-endurance limitations it might be used to keep an eye on Southeast Asian...
View ArticleReports to Congress on Columbia class (SSBN[X]) and Virginia class Programs
The following are two excellent reports to Congress by the USA's No.1 (overt) submarine analyst, Ronald O'Rourke "Specialist in Naval Affairs" writing for the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The...
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Intelligence Process - Speech from a Middle Level Humint Entity
Above is an illustration of an ideal Intelligence Process (diagram courtesy Joint Chiefs of Staff via wikipedia). What influences may make the Process less than ideal? (eg. UK-US political scares over...
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China sells (really donates) 4 naval vessels to Malaysia
The rise of China in Southeast Asia, at the zero-sum expense of the US, continues. On the occasion of the 30 Oct 2016 - 5 Nov 2016 visit of Malaysian Prime Minister "Scorpene" Razak to China, Malaysia...
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Zumwalt unlikely to fire its "golden" LRLAP Rounds - Agent Igor Reports
CLASSFIED - FYBSEO*Above is a 5-inch Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM) [A]. The ERGM Program was prudently terminated by the US in 2008. But earlier, in 2005, the US imprudently commenced an ERGM...
View ArticleNOVEMBER Report to Donors "Team China's Arms Sales - Threat to Brand West/USA"
This Youtube was originally published on 29 March 2016. Trump's ignorance of foreign and defence policies is only matched by his certainty that he has a keen grasp of relevant realities. Hillary...
View Article"TRUMP HAS WON" INCREASING FEAR IN 20 MINUTES
(at Wednesday, 9 November 2016 at 5.05AM GREENWICH TIME (GMT))If I'm reading http://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/politics/us-election right - major betting agency's payout odds have reversed in favour...
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At least 4 Reports Per Month to Donors - At no extra charge.
Image of different Donald above. "TrumpFear" rules the Mainstream Media (MSM) after the MSM predicted/hoped-for his electoral loss. Trump's impact on US Defense Policy will also prove the MSM wrong...
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