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Australian Navy - Larger and More Active in the Indo-Pacific Region
Australia's security brief was relatively easy when Australia was "deputy sheriff" of the "Arc of Instability" (islands from East Timor through PNG, Solomons to Fiji) up until about 2008. But now...
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Pete working in Adelaide in Next 12 Months?
An Air Warfare Destroyer being built at ASC, Osborne, Adelaide. From the road I saw Nuships Brisbane and Sydney under construction. Ship/submarine building is Adelaide's (only promising?) manufacturing...
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US Report that India is Revealing Russian SSN Secrets to US Navy
One can tell this Akula II is INS Chakrafrom the India naval ensign flying above the fin/sail and probably (?) the badge on the front of the fin/sail.---The US government may have provided information...
View ArticleAustralian Tribunal Permits Naval Group To Bar Any Chinese & Russian Employees
Submarine Mattershas long expressed concern about submarine companies that operate in Australia employing current or former citizens of China. See the last paragraph of SubMatt’s 2015 article.This...
View ArticleNovember 2017 Donor Report: The IUSS in the Pacific & Indian Oceans
Hi DonorsI've just emailed you the November 2017 Donor Report: The IUSS in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.IUSS is the American Integrated Undersea Surveillance System.Please check your spam bin if you...
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Japanese Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) Use
In setting lithium-ion battery (LIB) Safety Standards Japan thoroughly tests land, ship and submarine LIBs. Above see a drop impact tester (on left) and vibration tester (on right). Photo courtesy...
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German/Italian U-212A/Todaro Class TABLE - 1st Attempt
Below is my first attempt at a German/Italian U-212A/Todaro Class TABLE. Much needs to be added and corrected (especially for "Batch 3" and what may be built for Norway and Poland.What do you...
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Indian Admiral Lanba Visits French Barracuda SSN Project
An interesting report of November 12, 2017 from Sandeep Unnithan has inspired facts and thoughts: - Admiral Sunil Lanba Chief of Indian Naval Staff visited the Naval Group (was DCNS) submarine yard...
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The Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Rises Again
Australia's rising naval power (epitomised by the 2 LHDs and 3 AWDs) is being paralleled by its participation in the strategic Quadrilateral concept. The other 3 Quadrilateral members are the powerful...
View ArticleChinese, NK & Russian Designed Submarine Propulsion
After much frustrating work I've decided to steer away from tabulating propulsion information on Western designed submarines. This is due to the vast amount of conflicting information, from numerous,...
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Argentine Submarine San Juan Likely Sunk With All Hands
On Friday, 17 November 2017 it was announced the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan had not been heard from for over 48 hours. San Juan was in the southern Argentine sea 250 miles from Argentina's...
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Some Hope San Juan Submarine Crew Sending Messages - But Unlikely
I indicated (on 18 November 2017) that submarine (submarinos) ARA San Juan on 15 November 2017 “Likely Sunk With All Hands”. Despite some announcements from the Argentine Defense Ministry (providing...
View ArticleSubmarine Propulsion Table - 1st Attempt
Using much of Anonymous's input of November 19, 2017 and many websites I've put together the 1st Attempt at a Submarine Propusion Table.Note that I have avoided detail of actual power outputs of...
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Argentine Navy/Government Needs Proof for Relatives & Other Reasons
As Submarine Matters indicated 3 days ago (November 18, 2017) ARA San Juan has tragically and "Likely Sunk With All Hands" due to collision "fire, explosion, flood or escape of poison gas...due to...
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Major Search & Rescue Discipline Necessary To Find San Juan
COMMENTIt is important that prematurely announced rumours (of messages, sounds, etc) allegedly coming from ARA San Juan do not give relatives, or others, false hope. The roller-coaster of pessimism and...
View ArticleHopefully French Submarine Will Perform Better Than Its Tiger Helicopters
COMMENTSam Bateman (below), recognises that the pump jet remains a major reason for Australia choosing the French Future Submarine Shortfin over Japan and Germany deason to meet SEA 1000. This is...
View ArticleUS Sensors May Have Detected San Juan's Fate
The US Stars and Stripes publication, which informs the US military, has provided the most definitive statements yet on the approximate location and likely fate of ARA San Juan. On Thursday 23 November...
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Lürssen wins Australia's Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Competition
A Lurssen / Lürssen or Luerssen OPV-80. Some are already in our region in the Royal Brunei Navy (Darussalam class). There are also Lurssen OPV 85s and OPV 90s (Photo courtesy pinterest).---On November...
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San Juan Tragedy By Explosion or Implosion Agencies Conclude
Articles, including the New York Times of 23 November 2017 point to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) as doing much of the detection and analytical work pointing to an...
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Wreck of San Juan may be on difficult slope
An image mostly of undersea depths - The magenta dot marks the approximate location of ARA San Juan's suspected explosion and/or "crush depth" implosion. The explosion point is on the seafloor east of...
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