TKMS Lost Australia's Submarine Competition for Good Reasons
Charles Wallace and Martin Murphy writing for Berlin, Germany’s Handelsblatt GLOBAL [English for global commerce newspaper] November 22 2017, report."German Shipbuilder Rapidly Sinking...ThyssenKrupp’s...
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Argentine Navy Dispensing False Hope
COMMENTThe Argentine Navy, to protect its reputation and its Government’s reputation, is remaining vague and dispensing false hope. Memories associating the naval disasters of the Malvinas/Falkland's...
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Wide Search Area for San Juan May Take Months/Years
COMMENTThe Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has advised that its hydrophones point to an extensive ellipse shaped search area, that is 100 to 200 km wide, off the Argentine...
View ArticleGermany & Rolls-Royce Help China - Best Diesels for Submarines
Thanks Anonymous for your ongoing research. I've found it technically difficult to publish long Tables on blogger/blogspot. For that reason and to make output more topical I've divided the Submarine...
View ArticleWater Enters Snorkel, Reaches Batteries, Hydrogen Gas Explodes
Due to the breakdown in the Argentine Navy's public relations process, evidence or rumours (depending on your inclinations) now point to this scenario.Sea water entered San Juan through its snorkel....
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North Korean Hwasong-15 Barely An ICBM "with light to no payload"
Sources (but in particular North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA)) announced that a Hwasong-15 ICBM was test-fired at 3am Pyongyang time, November 29, 2017. It was launched near Pyongsong, NK, and...
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Argentine Navy Ends Submarine Rescue Effort - Just Searching Now
The Argentine Navy has ended the actual rescue effort for San Juan's crew, concluding “No one will be rescued”. There now remains a search effort for the wreck (or exploded/imploded fragments) of San...
View ArticleUS Bombers and Fighters Defending Australia
Inspired by a most interesting article in DEFENCE CONNECT, 30 November 2017:Two USAF B-1B Lancers have arrived at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, Australia, as part of the US-Australia Force Posture...
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Naval Group's Second Generation Fuel Cell (FC-2G) AIP Progressing
French magazine Mer et Marine (Sea and Marine in English) just over a year ago (October 7, 2016) published a very interesting article describing Naval Group's (was DCNS's) second-generation fuel cell...
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Chinese's SOSUS in South China Sea On Dual-Use Cables
COMMENTSince February 18, 2016“Submarine Implications of Woody andthe 3 Reef bases” Submarine Matters has been concerned about China laying Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) arrays on the seafloor: At...
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With Few Spares Germany's 6 Submarines Are Broken "Kaputt"
As the seagull says - its interesting that since October 2017 none of the German Navy's fleet of six Type 212A submarines seem to be available for operations. Drawing from a report of October 20, 2017...
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Israel's Dolphin Submarine Nuclear Strike Issues
It is well known Israel has nuclear weapons and considers Iran its main future nuclear threat. But what issues is Israel facing with its main first and second strike platforms - the Dolphin...
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China's LEOs Work With Its Undersea Surveillance System
KQN made interesting comments on December 5, 2017 on China's undersea surveillance system, islands and missiles. This Chinese surveillance system relies on hydrophones and other undersea sensors backed...
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China's VT5 Light Tank Superior to Indian, British & German - Sometimes
Most countries have or crave tanks, except the Vatican, which boasts an armoured, airmobile, Popemobile. Developed countries usually have at least one heavyweight main battle tank (MBT) type for urban...
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December 2017 Donor Report: INS Kalvari Commissioned December 14, 2017
Image courtesy Times of India.---Hi DonorsI've just emailed you the December 2017 Donor Report: INS Kalvari Commissioned December 14, 2017.Leadin - "Twelve years after the 6 x SSK Project-75 began INS...
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How Secure is the Australian Future Submarine Facility at Cherbourg, France?
On December 15, 2017 Defence reporter Andrew Greene at Australia’s ABC News Online, wrote: “...Australia's $50 billion Future Submarines program has been hit by allegations of fraud, with [an...
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India’s Arighat Prototype Limited by Reactor Power & Missile Maturity
India’s 6,000 tonne INS Arighatprototype SSBN launch on November 19, 2017 is less of a surprise when one considers GhalibKabir’s adviceon December 12, 2017 that INS Arihantand another 6,000 tonne...
View ArticleThe TKMS Type 212CD - MTU12V4000s vs current MTU16V396s
Thanks to Anonymous's 2 comments of 20 December 2017 on which this Submarine Matters article is based. Following a Norway-German government-to-government agreement signed in June 2017 Norway and mainly...
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Australia's HMAS AE1 Submarine Found After 103 Years
The wreck of HMAS AE1, Australia's first submarine, has been found 103 years after it was lost on September 14, 1914 in waters just north of Australia. AE1 was the first Allied [1] submarine lost in...
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Hot Merry Christmas From Australia 2017
Australia's Christmas (being Southern Hemisphere) is the hottest time of year. Temperatures average around 30ºC during the day and 17ºC at night. Christmas feasts are frequently in the cooler evening...
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