Submarine & Other Matters

The misadventures of AUKUS robot AlboGov never cease. I publish on subs, other naval, nuclear weapons & broad political issues. Aussie sub changes are glacial: talk rather than actual new subs. The 1st Collins LOTE may secretly concern the US Combat System & be ready 2029. Trump may decide to cancel the AUKUS Virginia offer due to USN advice it needs all operational SSNs right through to the 2040s. My colleagues Shawn C and Gessler are excellent writers. Pete.

April 21, 2023

Qatar Locks Up 8 Former Indian Naval Officers

India’s The Print on April 19, 2023 reported that:

Eight former Indian Navy officers have been imprisoned by Qatar. What those officers were doing for Qatar is unclear. They are accused of spying for Israel on Qatar’s (until now secret) project to acquire 2 or more (smaller than the Italian Navy's version) of the Fincantieri-TKMS Type 212 Near Future Submarines (NFS). The 212NFS's for the Italian Navy are to have both AIP and LIBs [for perhaps 4 weeks continuous submerged operation]. Possibly Qatar’s 212NFS's would have AIP and LIBs as well.

Pete Comment

India might logically have also been a recipient of the officers’ information, in part because Qatar is reportedly close militarily with India’s nemesis Pakistan.

2 comments:

Kumar said...: Hi Pete
Hope all's well with you. The incarceration of former Indian naval officers is a matter of concern. They were detained in 2022 and charged with alleged espionage now.; 4/30/2023 3:33 PM
Pete said...: Hi Kumar

Thanks for visiting. All is well.

Though I'm now 62 and firmly in middle age. To use a horse analogy, I'm long in the tooth.

I hope the 8 get light sentences. After all, under the Abraham Accords Israel and the UAE have normalised relations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords

Cheers Pete; 5/03/2023 4:42 PM