Posted on 05/20/2012 7:18:07 AM PDT by Jeff Head
“And there are some pretty good ones out there now — Collinses and Scorpenes and Japanese designs among the better ones.”
Most capable diesel powered submarines are build for Israeli Navy - Dolphin class submarines with an AIP system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_class_submarine
They work quite well:
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_07_14/Israel-hits-Syria-to-destroy-Russian-made-Yakhont-anti-ship-missiles-3943/
The problem here is, US defense industry won’t accept such a “cheap” solution buying of the self military products.
Like the GCV:
http://breakingdefense.com/2013/04/02/cbo-to-army-scrap-ground-combat-vehicle-buy-german-puma-break/
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44044
(BIG ERROR : PUMA can carry 9 dismounts! Just the German PUMA carries 6 because that is the size of a German Army fire team. A rack occupies the space of 2 dismounts and a squad leader could be located side by side to commander and gunner.)
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