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.

March 31, 2025

Chinese owned Port of Darwin hosts a US SSN & US Submarine Tender

Since the preceding article Guam based Virginia-class USS Minnesota (SSN-783) and US submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) docked ...

March 28, 2025

Australian Sub Depot Ship. Twofold Bay? French SSNs Australia?

Regarding matters raised by Bill Seney in his comments of 15 March 2025 , I respond: The Port of Darwin is a poor choice for even tempora...

March 25, 2025

Heightened US ITAR Regs Blocking AUKUS: Also SK, NK, Japan, Canadian & Singaporean nuclear issues

In response to Shawn C’s comment of March 10, 2025, I (Pete) say: Very true and disturbing about the possibility the US may retrospective...

March 21, 2025

Rapid US-Russia Friendship Changing Nuke Sub World: France

Now that Russia is tending not to be seen as a threat by the US there may be fewer US SSNs in the Atlantic Ocean facing Russian SSNs and Ru...

Low morale in the Australia's Infant Nuclear Sub Sector

No wonder there is low morale in Australia's infant nuclear submarine sector https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/australian-s...

March 16, 2025

Updated Japanese Submarine Table: 4th Taigei Commissioned

INTRODUCTION Japan uses a continuous build (1 new submarine per year) system. New classes (the Taigeis are the latest) are created every 10 ...

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