Posted on 12/14/2016 2:35:49 PM PST by naturalman1975
AUSTRALIA’S 12 new submarines will be the most “potent weapon” the nation has ever known featuring lethal technology designed to assert the nation’s space in the world.
That’s according to Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne who said the addition of 12 Shortfin Barracuda submarines to Australia’s arsenal will reassure President-elect Donald Trump the country is not shirking its military duties by being “strategic bludgers”.
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The 4500 tonne vessel will be 97 metres long and fit 60 crew. It will be conventionally powered unlike its nuclear-powered French equivalent, and has been chosen for its stealth capability, size and jet-propulsion technology.
While much of the specific details regarding range, depth and intelligence gathering capacity remain classified, DCNS claims it will have the most powerful sonar ever produced for a conventional submarine.
Lockheed Martin will be responsible for adding a US-style weapons system including sensors, radar and navigation with construction due to begin in the next three years.
“We need 12 submarines so that we have the most potent weapon in our armaments to replacing the Collins Class submarines,” Mr Pyne said at a visit to the highly secure base of French company DCNS in Cherbourg.
“So we’ll go from six submarines to 12 submarines giving us the kind of capacity to project power in our region that is important for a country of our size and our commitment to freedom and to liberty, to a rules-based international order.
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no paywall from here (USA), good article, thx for posting!
Just slip a bridle on one of those crocodiles.
Then, find the guy who will ride it.
Make him your Ambassador to China.
Good. I like seeing our brethren down under keeping their hand in!
That would be a great illustration!
Good show. BTW, have you ever been to Holbrook, NSW?
I have - and seen the severely landlocked HMAS Otway :)
That is the world’s worst bikini.
Maybe we need to buy some of these subs—or improve on the design and build them here.
She sure caught my eye driving through town. I stopped, visited the museum, chatted with a nice young lady, met Holographic Gundala Holbrook ... had a wonderful time.
It’s nice to see a town that celebrates its special history.
Censors probably told them to hide her navel.
Then how can we be sure she is not an artificial construct? Censors have no sense of security
In obama’s day subs have girls, too.
And 12 foot high ceilings.
Well with shortfins that thing is going to be unstable and porpoising like crazy....
Read about the ANZAC troops in WWII. Churchill virtually worshiped their bravery and commitment. Especially during the failed Gallipoli campaign...
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