Possible Systemic Problems on Pre-Collision Destroyers
Anonymous (at 23/8/17 11:57 PM) and Ztev made some good points that I'll paraphrase below.As the US Navy rapidly sacks admirals and officers of lower rank over the USS Fitzgerald and USS McCain...
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Previous North Korean Missiles Tests Over Japan
North Korea's test of a missile over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido (map above) in the last 24 hours is not the first North Korean missile test over Japanese territory. The main difference is that...
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INS Aridhaman's (probably) Symbolic Launch late 2017
Artist's rendering of the future INS Aridhaman. Diagram courtesy Indian Defence Research Wing (IDRW)--- The following is partly based on Ghalib Kabir's comments of 28 to 29 August 2017 mixed with...
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India's New SSBN, INS Aridhaman, and its Nuclear Missiles
INS Arihant (4 vertical missile tubes) is acting as a missile testbed for some missiles that INS Aridhaman (8 tubes) will eventually deploy (Graphic courtesy DRDO, H I Sutton and The Diplomat via...
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Sniffer Aircraft May Have Pointed to North Korea Nuclear Device Being...
Intelligence agencies are using not yet public sniffer test results to conclude the September 3, 2017 North Korean nuclear test was thermonuclear. Further confirmation is based arount the power of the...
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Saab Kockums Concept Proposal of Three A26 SSK Variants
Saab Kockums August 31, 2017 concept proposal of three A26 SSK variants. "Pelagic" means Open Sea and can perhaps relate to Baltic, Mediterranean, Arabian and Caribbian Sea use. Artwork courtesy Saab...
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Updated Table of Japan's Soryu & Oyashio Submarine Program: Admiral Kobayashi
On September 4, 2017 Anonymous provided new information updating Submarine Matter's Amended Improvements & Higher Costs of Soryu Mark IIs Over Mark Is of August 21, 2017 TABLE - SORYU & Oyashio...
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September 2017 Report to Donors - Disruptions to Australian Shipbuilding Plans
Hi DonorsI've just emailed out Submarine Matters September 2017 Donor Report: Titled - Disruptions to Australian Shipbuilding PlansPlease check your spam bin if you don't see it in your IN box.Leadin...
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Australia (with US cooperation) Active in LIBs Research for Submarines
Thermal runaway in Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) in submarines has been a serious problem as US testing in November 2008 (see below) revealed. The above artwork concerns destructive phases through heat...
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India May Want to Buy Japanese Submarines
Might Japan one day sell India a for export specification submarine similar to Japan's Yushio-class design - with pressure hull steel equivalent to High Yield HY120 and air independent propulsion...
View ArticleReport Suggesting Two Future Australian Submarine Types
A most interesting report commissioned by businesman GaryJohnston has been released today (September 27, 2017). The report Australia’s Future Submarine Getting This Key Capability Right (September...
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SSKs then SSNs: Continuing the Australian Future Submarine Debate
In response to many of the points raised in comments on the previous article https://gentleseas.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/report-suggesting-two-future-australian.html:Basic plan: the Australian solution...
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The Love Sub
Based on a October 1, 2017 report by Mikey Smith of the (UK) Mirror, October 1, 2017.The UK Royal Navy (RN) has suffered two vessel love affairs in recent years, one relating to a frigate, the other to...
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Latest on the Love Sub - revealed as HMS Vigilant
Following Submarine Matters article of October 2, 2017 on ship/submarine romances more details of the SSBN likely remonce have been revealed.Drawing from an article by Ben Farmer, Defencne...
View ArticleChoice of Submarine LIBs - Management and Operation
In Submarine Matters'ongoing examination of Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) Anonymous's research and comments are always helpful. Anonymous's comments of September 16 to 27, 2017 reveal much about the...
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Is Naval Group Backpedaling on the Australian Future Submarine Pump Jet Promise?
Thinking back on the pivotal April 26, 2016 announcement that Naval Group won the Australian Future Submarine competition.A major part of Naval Group's public presentation was that Australia would...
View ArticleMainstream Media Misses Naval Group's Misspeak *
In response to KQN's comment of 6/10/17 6:30 AM,:Yes the Naval Group's Executive Director, Australian Submarine Program, Mr Billig, saying we are designing the Shortfin "from scratch" doesn't seem to...
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Mutiny? on HMS Vigilant nuclear missile submarine.
HMS Vigilant, with crew, in happier times (Photo courtesy Royal Navy, 2012)---What do you call it when:1. the Captain of nuclear missile submarine HMS Vigilant (SSBN) is removed for an inappropriate...
View ArticleSome (likely) Naval Group Approaches to Australia's Future Submarine
After much discussion on Submarine Matters (hereand here) and elsewhere on the direction Naval Group is going with Australia's Future Submarine...Some observations are:Descriptions of a huge 50 year to...
View ArticleOctober 2017 Donor Report: South Korea’s Next Submarine Class Dilemma
Hi DonorsI've just emailed you the October 2017 Donor Report: South Korea’s Next Submarine Class DilemmaPlease check your spam bin if you don't see it in your IN box.RegardsPeteDirectorSubmarine...
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