Australia's new (or pre-existing?) SPAD (anti-submarine?) research.
Australia's Defence Science and Technology (DST) organisation has been developing a single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) that may one day have anti-submarine applications. Below is a summary of the...
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Russia's UET-1 electric propelled torpedo ordered by Russian Navy - Part Three
An expert on Russian submarines "Starshiy" has kindly provided extra information on the Russian electric battery propelled torpedoes being ordered by the Russian Navy. Starshiy advises:"The TE-2 [in...
View ArticleWhat Does Indonesia Do With Its Submarines? on Tuesday 16th April 2019
The launch by PT PAL of Indonesia's first homebuilt submarine will appear next Monday 15th April 2019.Followed by What Does Indonesia Do With Its Submarines? on Tuesday.Pete
View ArticleIndonesia to Have 6 Modern Submarines by 2026, Maybe 12 total by 2035!
It was came as a surprise on Friday (April 12, 2019) that Indonesia with DSME had signed a contract for 3 additional submarines by 2026. [Please see Indonesian Submarine Table (1959 – 2035) below for...
View ArticleIndonesia Submarine Table Revised: Dutch West New Guinea
Below, the Indonesian Submarine Table (1959 – 2035) has been revised today.An interesting part of it is why the Soviet Union quickly supplied Indonesia with 12 Whiskey submarines from 1959. In 1949...
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Indonesia's Broad Strategic Picture - More on Submarines Next Week
Indonesia's armed forces are dominated by a large army which is still influential in Indonesian politics and in the operation of army reliant businesses. The army's main role is maintaining internal...
View ArticleNo F-22! Buy stealth, twinjet aircraft from China and Russia - Updated.
On April 8, 2019 I wrote that Japan is frustrated that its twinjet F-15Js (ideal for intercepts) are wearing out doing so many peaceful interceptions. The 147 single engined F-35s that Japan has bought...
View ArticleA Good Friday for Our Lord Trump
In a just world Crucifixion would have followed the not-trumped up charges of Our Lord obstructing due process - such was the faith in the FBI (Findings Into Blasphemy) Inquiry.Instead this is a GOOD...
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What Indonesia's Submarines might be used for, Missions - Part 4
Continuing Submarine Matters' April 2019 articles on Indonesian submarines Parts 1, 2 and 3:For more than 37 years (delivered from West Germany in 1981) Indonesia has operated just 2 Cakra class...
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Indonesian Submarine Mission Down Western Australian Coast 1963-64 - Part 5
Often the saying "If you want to learn something new, read an old book" is proven true. To that end I've been scrolling through an Indonesian language Weapons Technology website that contains an...
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Can Australia Monitor Foreign Submarines Along Our Coasts?
I'm now relating the April 24, 2019's article how Indonesian submarine KRI Nagabanda sailed south along the West Australian coast with the likelihood that Australian undersea sensors picked up...
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Whatever is happening to Norwegian Frigate Helge Ingstad?
So what is happening (since my December 8, 2018 article) with Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad? Poor Helge came off worse in a collision with a tanker. Then Helge sank on November 8, 2018. Helge was...
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Poland May Not Have Operating Submarines For 5 Years!
On September 27, 2018 I reported on Poland’s Orka future submarine program to buy 3 medium sized submarines. The new submarines need to replace Poland’s 2 operating Kobben class subs (ORP Sokół and ORP...
View ArticleChinese Survey US & Aussie Manus Island to Guam Submarine Channels
The US and Australia are substantially expanding the well situated Lombrum Naval Base that sits on Manus island (Papua New Guinea) in the Southwest Pacific. The US and Australia in December 2018...
View ArticleNew Aussie "ALP" Government May 18 2019? Changes to Submarine Program?
Those wearied by constant changes of political leaders in Australia can expect the likely removal of the Coalition Government in the May 18, 2019 Federal Election. In its place would be the Australian...
View ArticleYet Another Fatal Indian Naval Accident
COMMENTIndia’s only operational aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (a modified Soviet Kiev class carrier) entered Indian service in 2013. Vikramaditya replaced India’s ancient carrier INS Viraat (ex...
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China's SSBN Submarine Force and Strategy Matures
Greg Torodeand David Lague,edited by Peter Hirschberg) have written an excellent REUTERSarticleof May 2, 2019 “Special Report - China's furtive underwater nukes test the Pentagon”. This is on China’s...
View ArticleComments on Taiwan's FOREIGN designed submarine on Tuesday May 14, 2019.
Foreign, mainly Japanese, designers, designed Taiwan's future submarine.Taiwan has no experience designing subs.Also why does Taiwan want the future subs?
View ArticleHow Strategically Late Might Australia's Future Submarine Be?
What are the key indicators of timeliness of Australia's Future Attack class Program? Naval Group (then DCNS) was announced as the Future Submarine Program winner in 2016. In 2016 Naval Group coined...
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Taiwan and Its FOREIGN Designed Submarine (Part 1)
As announcedin the South China Morning Post (SCMP) May 9, 2019: Taiwan has offered a glimpse (see Photo A. below) of the home-built submarine designed to deter China. The shipbuilder says the first...
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