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Australia's future Attack class submarine needs 6,000kW electrical output
Australia’s future Naval Group Attack class submarine design which may be 4,500 tonnes (surfaced) may require diesels with a total electrical output of 6,000kW. This is noting that the 6,000kW is not...
View ArticleRussian Submarine AIP project “Suffocating” due to "Underfunding"
"Soumarsov", an expert on submarines built by Russia, has pointed Pete to a Russian language FlotProm (FP) article written by Dmitry Zhavoronkov, dated March 7, 2019 indicating:The development of...
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Interesting Saab-Damen Presentation on their Walrus Replacement Plan
(Courtesy Saab), the following is an infographic, text and Youtube presentation of some Saab-Damen industrial plans to replace the Netherland's 4 Walrus submarines. Pete has added some background and...
View ArticleFrance least efficient Attack Submarine Builder - much more than "three-year...
On February 6, 2019 I wrote: “France's Barracuda SSN Submarine Launching in 2019 – Maybe at https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2019/02/barracuda-ssn-submarine-launching-in.htmlwith the text:“The launching...
View ArticleUS nuclear weapons in and around South Korea
Following Submarine Matters'US-North Korea Missile Issues Much Broader Than Korean Peninsula, March 12, 2019, Josh on March 12 2019 made interesting comments regarding the recent history of US nuclear...
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Good March 2019 Youtube Russian Zircon hypersonic missile SUBMARINE launched
Russia's is developing and trial deploying the Zircon (or Tsirkon) 3M22 (NATO SS-N-33) hypersonic missile. It is too early to tell how operationally workable and effective it is.Its main strengths...
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Extraordinary Russian Comments on Typhoon submarines to carry 200 cruise...
It being more than a week to April Fool’s Day the Russian Government still floated the possibility that two mothballed Typhoon SSBNs might be converted into enormous SSGNs. As the particular Typhoons...
View ArticleNew French Submarine Movie: The Wolf's Call / Le Chant du Loup
A trailer with English subtitles of "Le Chant du Loup" in English "The Wolf's Call". Much tension and action evident with a mysterious submarine closely tailing a French ballistic missile submarine....
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Latest A26 submarine data and diagrams - Part One
Sweden Saab Kockums has just 2 orders for its A26 - and the customer is the Swedish Navy. Export orders (eg. for the Netherlands' Walrus Replacement and Poland's ORKA Program) are desperately needed:-...
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Swedish Navy subs Södermanlands + Gotlands => A26s, Part Two
Following yesterday's A26 article, I have been thinking about Sweden's next 10 year submarine replacement plan.It may be that, of Sweden's 2 Södermanland + 3 Gotland class submarines:Availability- 3...
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Grim humourous career of Eric Thompson, UK nuclear sub officer.
Vigilis, former USN submariner of Molten Eaglefame, points out a humourous book by a former UK nuclear submarine officer: one Eric Thompsonwho wrote: On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service (in hardcover,...
View ArticleExcellent youtube on Electronic Warfare - Airborne & Ground Stations
An excellent Youtube on the many aspects of electronic warfare (EW). From Covert Cabal, January 13, 2019.---It has obviously been made with US DoD cooperation. Featuring: 1 min, 15 secs Boeing EA-18G...
View ArticleMany submarine engineering, historical and health realities.
Nothing big in submarine-istan today. Soooo, here is a useful Infographic Show video with many submarine engineering, historical and health realities. Don't be deceived by the kiddie-cartoon...
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Advanced Russian Torpedos, Mines and Acoustic Decoy
Following Submarine Matters'Current Heavyweight Russian Torpedos of July 1, 2015 is an update on advanced Russian torpedos, mines and a decoy.JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) is headquartered...
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Russia's not for export Advanced Fizik-2 aka "Futlyar" Torpedo - Part Two
Following yesterday's article - the Soviets, now Russians have been developing heavyweight torpedos since at least the 1930s.Older Russian Type 53 (530mm) torpedos were limited by their fuel type to a...
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China's Mighty Mysterious Yuan submarines - Part One
Below is a Chinese Yuan class (Type 039A/041) submarine Table, based on several sources. It has the latest figures I’ve seen. But given the almost black box nature of Chinese submarines it can always...
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Australian Armada visits India - mainly Anti-Submarine AUSINDEX-19
Chinese nuclear and conventional submarines are spending more time in the Indian Ocean. To "welcome" them Australia and India are stepping up anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises.Four Royal...
View ArticleJapan’s F-15s Wearing Out - F-35s Unsuited to Peacetime Intercept Role
Japan is rapidly wearing out its F-15Js due to a high recent tempo of intercepts/escort outs of intruding Chinese and Russian aircraft. The 147 x F-35s Japan is buying are not as aerodynamically suited...
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Australia’s Attack-class submarine diesels likely MTU 12V4000U83s
In a Joint Department of Defence Ministers’ Media Release is was announced on 7 April 2019at...
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Has a Japanese pilot defected with his F-35A or Crashed?
The Japanese Air Force announced https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/houdou/H31/310409_2030.pdf [The following has been translated from Japanese by Pete]:On the disappearance of the radar track of Misawa...
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