Captain Reifstek, USN (Courtesy LinkedIn)
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It is so nice to see Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck [USN above] Manager, AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program, said:
1. “Australia has very sophisticated manufacturing
capabilities for certain kinds of parts and could take on work for the
collective AUKUS nuclear sub supply system.”
Pete Comment: That the US and UK would outsource parts of their
submarine supply chain national security to efficient Australia is a welcome surprise.
2. “the U.K. will begin building its first [SSN-AUKUS]
later this decade [ie. in the 2020s]”
and
3. “Australia will follow “very shortly thereafter””
Pete Comment: So the UK’s very limited (usually late) submarine design/build workforce leapfrogging the 15 year Dreadnought SSBN program (lead Dreadnought to be commissioned in the
early 2030s) in order to start building SSN-AUKUS in
the 2020s is also a surprise. My spies advise both submarine types would need to be built in the same Barrow-in-Furness shed.
2 comments:
Hi Pete,
Check out North Korea's Low budget version of the Golf class Submarine and a Budget version of a Delta class SSBN
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/north-koreas-diesel-electric-ballistic-missile-frankensub-emerges
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/09/08/see-north-koreas-new-ballistic-missile-submarine/
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/north-koreas-new-submarine-carries-10-nuclear-missiles/
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/september/13552-north-korea-unveils-hero-kim-kun-ok-tactical-nuclear-attack-submarine.html
I think what North Korea is trying to do is revive the old Soviet era Golf class Submarine or build a low budget version of a Delta class SSBN
Hi Nicky at 9/09/2023 4:46 AM
I turned my response to you into article "NK's New "SSB" Missile Firing via Test Barge?" of September 10, 2023
at https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2023/09/nks-new-ssb-missile-firing-via-test.html
Regards Pete
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