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Australia’s 12 new Shortfin Barracuda Submarines described as ‘most lethal weapon’ the nation has
news.com.au ^ | 15th December 2016

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: navy; submarine
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1 posted on 12/14/2016 2:35:49 PM PST by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975

no paywall from here (USA), good article, thx for posting!


2 posted on 12/14/2016 2:44:59 PM PST by Enchante (Hoping the Clintonistas are gone from our public life forever!!)
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To: naturalman1975

Just slip a bridle on one of those crocodiles.

Then, find the guy who will ride it.

Make him your Ambassador to China.


3 posted on 12/14/2016 2:55:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: naturalman1975

Good. I like seeing our brethren down under keeping their hand in!


4 posted on 12/14/2016 2:56:43 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: blueunicorn6

That would be a great illustration!


5 posted on 12/14/2016 2:57:26 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: naturalman1975

Good show. BTW, have you ever been to Holbrook, NSW?


6 posted on 12/14/2016 2:58:21 PM PST by NorthMountain (Drain the swamp.)
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To: NorthMountain

I have - and seen the severely landlocked HMAS Otway :)


7 posted on 12/14/2016 3:05:53 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975
In my day subs had girls


8 posted on 12/14/2016 3:08:12 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: \/\/ayne

That is the world’s worst bikini.


10 posted on 12/14/2016 3:17:22 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
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To: naturalman1975

Maybe we need to buy some of these subs—or improve on the design and build them here.


11 posted on 12/14/2016 3:24:43 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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severely landlocked HMAS Otway

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.

12 posted on 12/14/2016 3:37:22 PM PST by NorthMountain (Drain the swamp.)
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It’s nice to see a town that celebrates its special history.


13 posted on 12/14/2016 3:40:27 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: BenLurkin

Censors probably told them to hide her navel.


14 posted on 12/14/2016 3:40:51 PM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: JohnnyP

Then how can we be sure she is not an artificial construct? Censors have no sense of security


15 posted on 12/14/2016 3:51:27 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: \/\/ayne

In obama’s day subs have girls, too.


16 posted on 12/14/2016 4:25:17 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: \/\/ayne

And 12 foot high ceilings.


17 posted on 12/14/2016 4:27:23 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Too. Much. Winning.)
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To: naturalman1975

Well with shortfins that thing is going to be unstable and porpoising like crazy....


18 posted on 12/14/2016 4:53:49 PM PST by 9422WMR (President Trump, I like the sound of that!)
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To: ping jockey

Read about the ANZAC troops in WWII. Churchill virtually worshiped their bravery and commitment. Especially during the failed Gallipoli campaign...


19 posted on 12/14/2016 5:25:39 PM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: naturalman1975
The Shortfin Barracuda is a proposed conventional variant of the French Barracuda Class.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Barracuda-class_submarine#Shortfin_Barracuda_conventional_variant
20 posted on 12/14/2016 6:21:29 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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