Australia’s Submarine Options

[Alpheus]

There's some additional info on this related article...

http://www.smh.com.au/national/subma...708-21pk3.html

With France, Germany, Sweden, and Spain all aggressively seeking foreign orders to keep submarine building yards viable for their own small submarine forces, the Australian order has become the plum in the global conventional sub business, with follow-on orders possible from other countries with long-range navies like Canada, India and the Netherlands. ''All these nations are ferociously after Australia's business because they have to be,'' Moffitt said. ''That's what makes it a buyer's market.''

LoL, what?

[Halidon]

Poorly worded, but they're saying that an SSK/P design adopted by the RAN would have a leg-up on Canada. Not impossible, Canada's interests in the Arctic mandate a sub with long legs and a good combat system.

[Silent Reader]

Poorly worded, but they're saying that an SSK/P design adopted by the RAN would have a leg-up on Canada. Not impossible, Canada's interests in the Arctic mandate a sub with long legs and a good combat system.

Yep. The U216 class I mentioned supposedly is designed with Australia and Canada in mind as potential customers.

[phater]

THE admiral in charge of planning for Australia's next generation of submarines and the chief defence scientist are studying an advanced new submarine in service with the Japanese navy.

Rear-Admiral Rowan Moffitt, head of the Royal Australian Navy's Future Submarine Program, and Dr Alexander Zelinsky, the Chief Defence Scientist, travel to Japan this month to look at the Soryu-class submarines, which started service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force three years ago.

Read more:

http://www.smh.com.au/national/navy-...#ixzz20KRPue27

[grabie_bis]

I thought they were going for Spanish Navantia S80 ¿?

[phater]

I thought they were going for Spanish Navantia S80 ¿?

I think they want a bigger one, except nuclear sub.

[kutter]

I wonder if the're going to be license built in Australia. Japan has some very strict laws when it comes to exporting weapons so it's going to be interesting to see how this process works out if the Aussies decide to go for the Soryu-class.

[Silent Reader]

Repost: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ese-Submarines

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Beat by Silent Reader

[phater]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Should I delete this thread?

ah.. there is no delete thread button.

[Alpheus]

Poorly worded, but they're saying that an SSK/P design adopted by the RAN would have a leg-up on Canada. Not impossible, Canada's interests in the Arctic mandate a sub with long legs and a good combat system.

The RCN bought 4 second-hand Upholder-class boats from the UK. Had lots of trouble with em, spent a lot of time and money getting them working. Won't be replacing them for a long time.

[Perman]

I think they want a bigger one, except nuclear sub.

Except for the Imperial Japanese WWII I-400 class submarines the new Soryu class is the biggest conventional submarine ever built.

/Per

[Halidon]

The RCN bought 4 second-hand Upholder-class boats from the UK. Had lots of trouble with em, spent a lot of time and money getting them working. Won't be replacing them for a long time.

The Victoria class will become uneconomical to operate and need replacement right around the time the last Collins class replacement rolls off the line (assuming an SSK/P produced in Oz). I'm not saying it will happen, only that it's possible.

[wiking]

I wonder if the're going to be license built in Australia. Japan has some very strict laws when it comes to exporting weapons so it's going to be interesting to see how this process works out if the Aussies decide to go for the Soryu-class.

Wasn't there a change in the laws in Japan regarding weapons exports earlier this year? seem to remember it being reported.

[Kunal Biswas]

I doubt Japan change its Law regarding weapon export ? Any link or news on it..