Likely China Protest Japan's Submarine Assistance to Taiwan During Abe's...
On September 29, 2018 an Anonymous commented.Will President Xi raise [Japan’s submarine assistance to Taiwan] when Japan’s Prime Minister Abe visits China around October 23, 2018?This is at a time Abe...
View ArticlePolands Future Submarine Project: Competition could be close.
On September 29, 2018 Anonymous commentedon TKMS Type 212A and Type 212CD submarines: For potential customer Poland's "ORKA" submarine - the competition between the TKMS Type 212CD and Saab A26 may be...
View ArticleJapan has Launched the World's First Large Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) Submarine
Thanks to Anonymous for providing much of the following information on October 4, 2018.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Kobe, Japan on October 4th, 2018 launched the world's first large (full...
View ArticleDifferent Weights and Prices of LIB and LAB Batteries on Soryu Submarines
On October 6, 2018 Anonymous commented (following Submarine Matters, October 5, 2018 article on the launch of the first large Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) submarine) along the lines:As the length of the...
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Saab Offers A26s for Netherlands' Walrus Submarine Replacement Program
View A. Sideview of Dutch A26 concept (Image Saab via MarineSchepen.nl)---On October 8, 2018 Anonymous reported regarding concept A26 submarines for the Netherland's (Dutch) Navy's Walrus submarine...
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Saab A26 Submarine Specifications Compared with the Soryu's (especially AIP)
Picture of a Kockums Naval Solutions designed 4V-275R Mk III Stirling engine, licenced by Kockums to KHI. Four are on the Japanese Soryu Mark 1s (with air independent propulsion (AIP) and lead-acid...
View ArticleChemical Formula, Pricing for New Soryu Sub's Lithium-ion Batteries
Following Submarines Matters articles of October 5, 2018 and October 9, 2018 comes Anonymous commentof October 16, 2018. That comment, further translated, is:New data has emerged on the price of...
View ArticleImportant Propulsion Components Make Submarine LIBs Work
The following is drawn from Anonymous' statements in the Comments section below.There are important propulsion components in the Oryu (27SS) the first Soryu Lithium-ion Battery (LIBs) submarine, that...
View ArticleAlternates Technologies (LTOs and LSBs) to Oryu's NCA Submarine LIBs
Drawing from Anonymous' statements in the Comments section under this article, is: Lithium Titanate Batteries, short name "LTO" LIBs (formula Li4Ti5O12) (see on Table below) are an alternative to the...
View ArticleNuclear Propelled Australian Submarines? Obstacles+Costs Huge. Part 1.
Current articles by learned Australian writers as to whether Australia should acquire nuclear propelled submarines, have resurfaced since September 2018.The following is the first in a series. Below I...
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Would Australia Buying French Rubis (SSN) Submarines be Viable?
KQN on October 22, 2018 raised the interesting comment that:"There is also the option of acquiring the small and proven Rubis class. The French would need to re-start its production which should not be...
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Option of TKMS for Dutch Walrus Submarine Replacement Program
The Youtube above has a useful summary of Walrus submarine history and characteristics.---The Dutch Government has a Walrus Replacement Programcalling for at least 4 medium-large conventional...
View ArticleNaval Group's and TKMS' Submarine LIBs May Be At Very Early Stage
In the context of the Paris based Euronaval 2018 arms show Naval Group announced un-assessable progress in Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) for submarine. This falls short of Japan’s launch (on October 4,...
View ArticleA US Plan for 5 New SSGN and 30 SSN(X) Submarines: Australia?
Partly drawing from David Axe’s learned article “The [US] Navy's New Submarine Plan Is In. Take a Look.” in The National Interest, October 24, 2018...
View ArticleJapanese Examination of Life Cycle Costs of Submarine Building
Anonymous has kindly provided the following model of Life Cycle Costs of Submarine Building (with referencee to FY2014 Annual Report on Life Cycle Cost Management, 30/May/2015, by the Acquisition,...
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Another Submarine or Minesweeping ROV operating near Stockholm?
Pete Comment Why would the Swedish military cover up yet another mystery submarine or robot underwater drone seen near Stockholm, the Swedish capital? Could it be that the Swedish military, is...
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Rare Satellite View of 2 Indian Arihant class SSBNs at Vishakhapatnam Shipyard
India’s indigenous nuclear submarine program is variously know as the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) Program and the Arihant class. At the same time India is long term leasing a Russian Improved...
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China's "new" mystery small sub may be derived from a Russian...
Photo A. (Photo repeated on Jane's via mil.news.sina.com.cn)---Andrew Tate for IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reports November 1, 2018 about what (in Photo A.) looks like a Chinese special mission...
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Kockum's Mark 5 Stirling engine for A26 and Maybe Walrus Replacement
Anonymous in Comments on November 5, 2018 has kindly provided details discussing the Kockum's Mark 5 Stirling engine that will likely be incorporated into the SAAB A26 and maybe into the SAAB-Damen...
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Deep Diving Submersibles Have Tested AIP Capabilities
Anonymous kindly provided Comments on November 2018 on deep diving submarine research to test Stirling AIP capabilities.Concerning the Kockums Stirling air independent propulsion (AIP) system known as...
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