Submarine Matters

About subs, military/naval, missiles, nuclear weapons & politics. New Aussie subs have been just talk since 2009. Collins LOTE 2028-2040? of partial help. UUVs help more. POTUS may cancel AUKUS Virginias in 2031 as the USN needs all SSNs to the 2040s. Australian Gov ignores US higher priority to Columbia SSBNs (one/year being commissioned 2029-2041). Meaning minimal Virginia production until 2043. Shawn C and Gessler are excellent authors.

November 20, 2023

US industry, with a 66 Virginia Order, Doesn't Need Australia

In response to Anonymous interesting points of November 19, 2023, all the considerations in Australia's future SSN(s) build are very co...

November 17, 2023

Pak-PLA-N Joint Patrols in Indian Ocean: Australia

The main area of the joint Pakistani and Chinese exercise and joint patrols is in the northern Arabian Sea. Meanwhile Russia and Myanmar hel...

November 16, 2023

US AUKUS Obligations: too many SSN "compromised" Virginia Block V SSGNs in USN Fleet mix

Shawn Chung’s November 14, 2023 comment and n oting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine#Boats_in_class has prompted ...

November 14, 2023

SSN-AUKUS's better bet than Australian Virginias

On November 13, 2023 Shawn Chung made some excellent points . To which I respond: I agree "Australia needs to reconsider its subma...

November 12, 2023

Improved Chinese Type 095 & 096 subs. More Virginias for USN. Fewer for RAN.

Shawn Chung drew my attention to the CRS Report below , which itemizes China's naval threat and then suggests US responses to this threa...

November 9, 2023

(While Biden President) USN Announces Australian Virginia Timing

PETE COMMENT As foreshadowed in my previous post only the US can call the shots on AUKUS Virginia availability, while passive part-time Def...

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