UK Royal Navy to Build Huge Armable Unmanned Submarine
https://navalinstitute.com.au/rn-to-build-huge-unmanned-sub/Actual Royal Navy Announcement https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/march/05/200305-1sl-conference-underwater-warfare
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Coronavirus Impacting Wuhan's Submarine Industry
The following are some snippets on how deeply coronavirus hit Wuhan is involved in conventional submarine building and developing nuclear propulsion for submarine.GlobalData, has reported, February 6,...
View ArticleAustralia's French Submarine Program May Collapse, "Australia should consider...
Andrew Greene, (Defence Correspondent at Australia’s government owned ABC News) reports, March 11, 2020:“French submarine program 'dangerously off track' warns report urging Australia to consider...
View ArticleBest English Narrated German 212A Submarine Documentary
Thanks to /Kjell for finding this. Probably the best documentary I've seen on a modern submarine. It was very recently published - February 20, 2020 and has clear English commentary. It is above and at...
View ArticleJapan's 29SS Submarine Research Program - Land Attack Missiles, etc.
Based on what I've read so far, likely, but cannot be proven. The Japanese Navy has formalized its submarine testing:- from testing new technologies on several operational Oyashio and Soryu...
View ArticleASC Closes Osborne Submarine Facility After Worker Coronavirus Positive
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-13/sa-submarine-maintenance-worker-tests-positive-to-coronavirus/12052500
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Major Attack-class submarine bow redesign - Feb 2020 APDR.
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) continues to be a unique source (or I haven't seen details elsewhere) on problems with the Australia's Attack-class Future Submarine Program.For APDR's open website...
View ArticleOfficial Australian Submarine Availability - List of Commanders
On this Royal Australian Navy publically available website https://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/submarines/ssg (as at March 18, 2020) is some interesting information, including submarine...
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The 5 Collins Submarine Commanders' Career Details
ollowing Official Australian Submarine Availability – List of Commanders, March 18, 2020 I’ve reordered the official Royal Australian Navy (RAN) submarine list (table here) from submarine name...
View ArticleShooter Negotiations Russian Style
Thought for the day.Western security forces attempt to negotiate with cornered "shooters" into surrendering, if possible.But not in Russia. The Barents Observer, March 24, 2020 reports:In 1998 the...
View ArticleUS WWII Era Submarine Achievements
Something to brighten up the Corona Captivity (no pubs, clubs, cafes or cinemas) of submarine enthusiasts:See "Silent Service Boats Of World War II Documentary" 44 minutes, starring the world's best...
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UK's Trident Nuke Submarine Base: 20 Staff in COVID-19 Isolation
JAKE WALLIS SIMONS. ASSOCIATE GLOBAL EDITOR, for The UK’s Daily Mail Online, March 20, 2020 reports,...
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Sweden's Naval Museum: Starring Hajen I (the "Shark")
/Kjell had kindly provided the video above (and here) about Sweden's Naval Museum at Karlskrona.50 seconds into the video is Sweden's first submarine the Hajen I ("Shark" in Swedish) launched in 1904....
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Submariners do not/did NOT Practice Social Distancing COVID-19 Style
Steering area of a US nuclear submarine control room.---All these ex-submariners - like Darryl Manzer here - dispensing advice about how they lived with "social distancing."Fact is they were the least...
View ArticleTom Lehrer on the "Brighter Side" of Infectious Disease
Here is a cheering poem by Tom Lehrer who had an extraordinary poetical career, from being a mathematical genius, who worked at the Los Alamos nuclear weapons center and the NSA, before becoming a...
View ArticleIndian SSBN Arihant's Deterrence Shortcomings
On January 14, 2019 Yogesh Joshipublished an excellent article at Texas National Security Review's website War On The Rocks, titled “ANGLES AND DANGLES: ARIHANT AND THE DILEMMA OF INDIA’S UNDERSEA...
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Extra Pressure on Submariners Social Distancing Onshore
A reply by Anonymous has prompted me to look further at the COVID-19 social distancing pressures on submariners, their families and other loved ones.Hi AnonymousYes, no doubt, colds and maybe flu (?)...
View ArticleAustralia to Delay Payments on Major Defence Projects
Due to announced future spending of more A$200 Billion on COVID-19 the Australian Government will eventually announce severe payment delays in big ticket naval defence projects. This especially impacts...
View ArticleCaptain Crozier COVID-19 Affair - Sacking Admirals?
With Captain Crozier of USS Theodore Roosevelt being relieved of command, April 2, for publically demanding his COVID hit crew be allowed to disembark in Guam - new questions are being asked about...
View ArticleA COVID Poem by Pete
With apologies to a pretty good band :) *When we find ourselves in times of COVIDMonths of hopefulness decreeThere will be a vaccineLet it be.And in lonely hours of darkness typingListening to the...
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