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TKMS Type 212CD submarine propulsion issues, eg. FC AIP
Anonymous has kindly supplied the following details and Table. The following is necessarally speculative about the future TKMS-Norwegian Type 212CD propulsion characteristics as the 212CD may not be...
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Launch of first Invincible class TKMS Type 218SG for Singapore
See Singapore’s Straits Times, February 18, 2019 article"Invincible, first of Singapore's biggest and most advanced submarines, launches in Germany"at...
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Singapore’s Alliance Anxieties and Submarine Setup (Part 1)
With February 18, 2019's launch of Singapore's first Invincible-class Type 218SG submarine I think it time to talk about some more general Singaporean alliance issues and some submarine...
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What Singapore's Type 218SG Submarines Might Be Used For (Part 2)
The most official 18 February 2019 indicator of what Singapore's new Invincible class Type 218SG submarine will be used for is less controversial non-state threats: terrorists, pirates, smugglers of...
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MTU 4000s maybe on Type 218SG & future Type 212CD submarines
After use since the early 1980s of MTU 16V 396s on TKMS built submarines and even non TKMS (Chinese Ming and Song class subs?) the MTU 4000 may at last being introduced on TKMS subs.Since 1996 more...
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USS Santa Fe SSN exercises with 4 Aussie Collins class submarines
USS Santa Fe following the 4 Collins class subs.---The US Government Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (dvids) reported February 26, 2019 that...
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Hot Competition as US-Australian "Loyal Wingman" UCAV "drone" unveiled
The US Boeing - Australian Loyal Wingman Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) has been unveiled Avalon Air Show near Melbourne, February 26/27 2019. It is also being called the "Boeing Airpower...
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TKMS & Navantia Likely Dropped in Walrus submarine replacement competition
For business, political and technical reasons it appears that the Dutch have dropped Germany's TKMS and Spain's Navantia from the Walrus submarine replacement competition. This is for 4 new...
View ArticleIndian MiG-21 uses Russian missiles to improve chances against Pakistani F-16
There are many aspects of the latest India, Pakistan confrontation. There being no submarines showing their hand (so far) below I am looking at the Pakistan F-16 vs Indian MiG-21 (called “Bison” not...
View Article"German" Diesels to be on Australia’s future Attack class submarines
ARTICLEIn a notable article INDAILY Adelaide’s independent news, February 21, 2019 reported:That Jean-Michel Billig, Executive Vice President, Future Submarine Program [Naval Group] and Member, Naval...
View ArticleTrump Does Well Talking To North Korea
Despite international media reports that the Second Trump-Kim Summit (Hanoi, February 27-28, 2019) was a failure I think it was successful.Yes I think the US intelligence community is right in saying...
View ArticleSingapore and US Share Close Defense and Intelligence Relations.
In response to Jack the Unknown's misinformed comment of March 7, 2019 where he says: “Hi pete. Singapore and USA do Not have official defense ally agreement.Anyone can speculate under table secret...
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Submarine Pressure Hull Steel (Tables) Especially Swedish
Pete CommentAll submarines have pressure hulls that are made of special steel alloys. In the past the Soviets/Russians bankrupted their economy by also using Titanium alloys. Essentially pressure...
View ArticleFitting suitable diesels to Medium & Large Submarines, LIBs
Following MTU 4000s maybe on Type 218SG & future Type 212CD submarines of February 26, 2019 Anonymous commented: 2 x 2000 kW diesels for middle sized (2,000 ton) and 2 x 3000 kW diesels for large...
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Indian future lease Akula Chakra III to be older than Chakra II it replaces
So India and Russia announced, on March 7, 2019, that India will lease yet another Russian built Akula class nuclear propelled attack submarine (SSN). Akula on surface. Note large rear pod, from which...
View ArticleUS-North Korea Missile Issues Much Broader Than Korean Peninsuala
On March 6, 2019 Submarine Matters' argued that North Korea would not dismantle its nuclear capability. This is because North Korea recognizes the US will not dismantle its own intercontinental nuclear...
View ArticleB-52s, B-2s, and B-21s to be armed with Long Range Stand Off Weapon (LRSO)
The article ties in with the previous article of March 12, 2019.The Youtube below reports on the future Long Range Stand Off Weapon (LRSO). The LRSO:Program is for a W80 mod 4 nuclear-tipped...
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What India's future leased Akula "Chakra III" Might Be Used For - Two
Following March 11 2019 this article focuses on uses of India's current Akula Chakra II ("II") and what its replacement ex-Kashalot (K-322) Chakra "III" will do from 2025. Broadly India uses II and...
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Care and feeding of Indian SOSUS detection & processing network
Above the seabed SOSUS array detects the submarine's sounds and the array automatically informs the shore station (on the left) or nodes of the array can pass on acoustic, VLF or ELF signals to alert...
View ArticleAIP & LIBs difference on Japanese Submarines - Table
Following an article of February 28, 2019 Anonymous provided the comments below:Currently, Japan [J] has three kinds of submarine, Oyashios (non-AIP, with Lead-acid Batteries (LABs)), Soryu MkI...
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