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Advanced AIP and Submarine Diesels - Built in China?
Part using MHalblaub's insightful comments of May 20, 2017:ADVANCED AIPIn the 1990s Spain decided to forego the advantages of working on submarines with France's DCNI and attempted to go it alone with...
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First picture of LIBs and LABs for Japanese submarines and LIB research graph
Just received May 25, 2017 Precise details of yet to be deployed submarine batteries are usually tightly held secrets. But it appears Chinese websites have already published the following details.Below...
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Pakistan's 8 future submarines to carry the deadly Hangor name
More is being revealed about Pakistan's relatively large conventional submarine program. Large in terms of:- the future submarines will be 2,300 tons submerged (larger than the 1,800 ton average), and...
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India snubs Australia. India 0, China+Australia 3!!
Its been a big week in India's attempt at Mahan-esque domination of the US-Chinese Ocean.India:- having forced Sri Lanka to block a peace-loving Chinese submarine from entering Colombo freeport-...
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Dutch firm maybe breaking China's "No help Taiwan submarine" ban
In a move involving considerable Dutch courage [1] the Netherlands' RH Marine company is to carry out some much needed electronics upgrades [probably including the combat system] to Taiwan's 2 Dutch...
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Chinese Donations to Universities - Does it Benefit Some Current/Former...
Mr Xiangmo Huang with Vice-Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Professor Ross Milbourne in December 2013. Mr Xiangmo Huang, from China donated the $1.8 million in order to establish...
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Chinese Intelligence Presence in Australia
COMMENT China’s Military-PLA Intelligence and also Civilian Intelligence (Ministry of State Security (MSS)) are doing an excellent job in Australia. This includes human intelligence (HUMINT) Case...
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June 2017 Donor Report: Kockums’ Submarine Vertical Launch Plug
Close look at the submarine mid-section vertical multi-purpose locks (VMPLs) at IMDEX Asia, Singapore, May 2017.---Hi DonorsI've just emailed Submarine Matters June 2017 Donor Report: Kockums’...
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Japanese Submarine Developments Continue
The following are mainly from commentsmade May 26 to June 6, 2017 on hull research, new diesels, and Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs):Research on Alfa STYLE hull shapeThe Japanese Ministry of Defense’s...
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Robust Submarine Diesel Engines: Some Important Considerations
Mainly from an Anonymous Comment of 10/6/17 10:16 AMSubmarine experts (including submarine Vice-Adm (retired) Kobayashi [1] and Tadashi Sano, Ex-Director Submarine Design, KHI [2] ) see the following...
View ArticleAustralia should avoid another Orphan Diesel Engine on the future Shortfin
Ztev Konrad made some good points in his June 16, 2017 comment Pete's response is:A good comment - on the money .The bottom of this site http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/marine/ indeed points to Fairbanks...
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Inquiries begin concerning USS Fitzgerald and ACX Crystal Collision
Inquiries begin following the 1.30am-2:30am (Tokyo, time) June 17, 2017 collision between:- destroyer USS Fitzgerald (8,900 long tons "full", 154m) now berthed at the US 7th Fleet Naval Base at...
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Australia's only on Ship Battle Deaths of Vietnam War - US Aircraft Missiles
Australia's official Navy website writes (scroll 2/7s way down here ) in remembrance of a usually forgotten "friendly" fire tragedy just over 49 years ago:"On 17 June 1968, [HMAS] Hobart was in the...
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Iran fires Zulfiqar ballistic missiles at targets in Syria - Region Nervous
COMMENTThe US, Israel, Gulf States and Saudi Arabia are very nervous about Iran firing Zulfiqar ballistic missiles (see photo below) at Islamic State targets in Syria. The Zulfiqars have the range,...
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Apparently Wanted Dead or Dead
ALEX LOCKIE for Business Insider Australia has written an excellent article, of June 23, 2017 concerning feelings of North Korea's Kim Jong Un that he is under threat of assassination by foreigners....
View ArticleRussian ship and submarine cruise missiles fired at IS in Syria (footage)
Six Kalibr missiles were reportedly fired at Islamic State in Syria on June 23, 2017 from 2 Russian warships and a submarine. This latest spectacular Russian salvo allegedly hit IS command posts and...
View ArticleLatest Table of Developers of LIBs and LABs for Submarine - Version 4
PETE'S COMMENTSIt is not diesel reformer or methanol reformer fuel cell (FC)/air independent propulsion (AIP) that will be the next revolutionary advance in conventional submarine propulsion....
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Ex-PM Abbott doubts wisdom of Australia's future submarine choice
Below are excerpts from former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s June 29, 2017 Speech on Australia's submarine selection decision...
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Anniversary, Sinking Rainbow Warrior, Australia and a French Submarine
Joseph Fitsanakis for Intelnews, July 10, 2017, has authored an article marking the 32nd anniversary of an act of state terrorism (terrorism by a state). This was when French spies blew up a Greenpeace...
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