Submarine Lithium batteries may be safer than Lead-acid
Below this article, on February 8, 2021 Anonymous has kindly commented:Usually, the condition and performance of batteries are monitored. Batteries are exchanged on a regular basis and/or according to...
View ArticleJapan's sub collision with Chinese ship: Increasing Tensions
Japan's submarine Soryu (SS-501) collision with bulk carrier ship Ocean Artemis may be more damaging politically than financially. Is is embarrassing for the Japanese Navy and Defense Ministry. Also...
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Political Concerns of the Walrus Replacement Program
On February 8, 2021 the inexhaustible Locum commented:"Many talk the Talk, but when start, do they walk the Walk?The official Walrus replacement process started at the beginning of 2013. With the...
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Composites Essential for TKMS & SAAB Subs
Composites are essential for submarines due to their non-magnetic nature, light weight, ease of shaping and many other benefits (below). Lightweight makes for a lower displacement, not top heavy with...
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Women Good Submariners: Norway, German, Aus & USN
Despite constant discipline problems on UK Royal Navy (RN) subs (not necessarally involving women) on: April 8, 2011, October 3, 2017, October 9, 2017, November 2, 2020 and February 9, 2021.The RN...
View ArticleUSN Bullet/Fire/Cold Sea Proof Survival Suits For Aircrew
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/02/17/us-navy-seeks-better-bulletproof-survival-suits/?sh=2ff332051ecf
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Saab Offering 2 Types of Sub to the Dutch: L/D Ratios.
Following this article Locum on February 9 has provided some excellent comments which Pete has rearranged a bit for clarity, given its a pretty complex subject.Length of a submarine / Diameter of a sub...
View Article"COVID Nationalism" Simplifies Much More Complex Picture
The New Yort Times (NYT) reported February 11, 2021"NEW DELHI — India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbors friendly and estranged. It is trying to...
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Woman Soon on Operational Japanese Submarines
Woman have been on some European submarines since the 1980s, on Australian from 1999 and the US subs since 2011 (see). It is the Japanese Navy that will be the first Asian navy to deploy women on an...
View ArticleS-80 Plus an Orphan Sub. White Hat "Sigint".
Following this article Locum provided interesting comments on February 9, 2021, to which I respond:On Spain's/Navantia’s S-80 Plus. (4 being built for the Spanish Navy)Hi LocumI assume you are saying...
View ArticleFrance's new SSBN: Aus Attack-class 2nd or 3rd Priority.
The above video was placed by Naval Group International on its new SSBN program website dated February 19/20, 2021.---Naval Group is proving itself an industrial miracle in simultaneously running its...
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French Ships to SCS: Pushback to China.
France has been sending navy ships to the contested South China Sea (SCS) and East China Seas as a pushback against China and also against North Korean smuggling. This comes amid France's moves to...
View ArticleNaval Group Criticized in Australian Parliament
Backing up Pete's Feb 22, 2019 article. On Feb 23 Australia’s Defence Minister, Linda Reynolds told Parliament she is annoyed with the slow progress of negotiations with the French.Linda is referring...
View ArticleTurnbull's Election Winning Sub Deal Haunting Us Now
Following this articleand in response to my friend GhalibKabir’s interesting commentI comment:Over concerns about the level of Australian content in French Naval Group's Attack-class submarine project...
View ArticleItalian Navy 212 NFS and German/Norwegian Navy's 212 CD
On Jan 3, 2021 SubMatts'reported. Now in a very clear article Defense Brief, Feb 26, 2021, with an update, reports:[Italian Type 212 NFS]"Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on February 26 [2021]...
View ArticleNorway's 4 Possible 212CDs Await Content Agreement
/Kjell kindly provided comments on Feb 27, 2021 concerning the four TKMS Type 212CD submarines Norway MAY buy from TKMS./Kjell's comments are supported by this Norwegian link dated Sep 11, 2018, which...
View ArticleCanada Revisit SSN Issue After Victorias? Australian SSN?
There is much environmental/mission logic in Canada having a nuclear propelled attack submarine (SSN) capability. Canada has much experience with land based reactors having being involved in reactor...
View ArticleAussies Likely Sticking With Naval Group's Conventional Sub
Along the lines I suspected when I wrote Unlikely Australia Wants to End French Submarine Deal on January 21, 2021: A Brisbane Times article of March 2, 2021, written 4 hours ago is entitled :"French...
View ArticleAustralian-US "Loyal Wingman" First Flight
An Australian-US alliance leads the world in a growing niche technology and doctrine. This is in Loyal Wingman stealthy jet powered UCAVs that work to manned aircraft or autonomously. This will, in...
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Women on Submarines are Essential.
Woman on submarines reflect naval human resources recognition that its difficult to get enough people to crew a submarine, so either gender will do. Woman on subs also reflects wider societal moves...
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