Sub Propulsion Systems: LIBs, AIP, DRDO, FC2G, TKMS, IFEP
Over the last week, with the excitement of Canada choosing the TKMS Type 212CD and SubMatts reaching 10 million page views Shawn and Gessler made some very interesting comments that deserve revisiting,...
View ArticleFair seas and following wind, Sam Neill.
Monday brings sad news that New Zealand actor Sam Neill has passed away at the age of 78.Neill is better known for his role as palaeontologist Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, but for...
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Baseless Criticism of China's Missile Test: 1,000s of Ballistic Missiles...
On July 6, 2026, a likely Chinese navy Type 094 SSBN test-launched an SLBM, likely a JL-2 or JL-3, into international waters in the South Pacific.[7] This was China's second ballistic missile launch...
View ArticleDespite KNOWING UK's Current SSN Reactors Leaked Radiation UK Chose to rely...
I'd like to feature a comment of July 15, 2026, from a possibly new Anonymous:"I'm not a nuclear engineer but I think the problems with the PWR2 reactor started with cost cutting back in the early...
View ArticleJapanese LIB, Diesel & Post Taigei Program - TABLE
On July 18, 2028 wispywood2344 kindly provided the following:Hi Pete To maximize the performance of [Lithium-ion Batteries] LIBs in a conventionally powered submarine, simply replacing conventional...
View ArticleSouth Korean Nuclear Powered Subs by the 2030s: Predicted 2015-2021
Pete's earliest detailed comments on South Korea and its SSN ambitions were April 16, 2015's"South Korean Submarines, 3,000+ ton KSS-III, Nuclear Potential" at...
View ArticlePete is in Canberra for a week.
Hi all,Pete has emailed me that he's in Canberra for a week and will be slow to respond to his email notifications on comments on SubMatts.In the meantime, my recommended submarine movies and a TV...
View ArticleSSN Proliferation & Australia Fears English Reactor Disease
Jun's, on July 19, 2026's comments and links of July 19, 2026 spawned a wide variety of interesting topics and issues. South Korea (SK's) bid for US help not only relates to SSN construction (KSS-N)...
View ArticleSubmarine Reactors from Rickover to Gorshkov and Beyond
My responses to parts of the late 2026 comment string include.Even the US may have been unable to build a submarine reactor without the political connections, budgeting and engineering brilliance of...
View ArticleNovel (non-PWR) Reactors for Submarine Problematic: SK's Molten Salt Reactor...
Arpit Kanodia at 7/31/2026 6:41 PM made some very interesting comments regarding problematic non-PWRnovel reactors:"Reply to Shawn C [Pete will also reply to Shawn in a future article] from previous...
View ArticleWhy France Build's SSNs only for itself and Only Exports Diesel-Electric &...
Partly utilising the wonders of Google AI Pete has created:Question: Why does France only use SSNs for itself while only making diesel electric submarines for export?Answer: Based on the sweat of...
View ArticleExcellent Arpit Kanodia History of Indian Nuclear Weapons Political Background
Arpit Kanodia made some interestingcomments on August 6, 2026:"I think that's giving the U.S. far more credit than the historical record supports. The one major exception was in the 1950s and 1960s...
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Russian Pacific Fleet Nuclear Subs Get Overhead Anti-Drone Nets
The Times of India reports here and above August 10, 2026: "Russia is reportedly installing large anti-drone nets over nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines at the Rybachiy naval base in...
View ArticleBest Buying Virginias: Astute a Failed Program Meaning SSN-A Followon High Risk
In response to points raised by Arpit Kanodia on August 9, 2026.In Australia's case there's no way we could build SSNs - especially the reactor half - under a plan relying on the UK's failing submarine...
View ArticleFrance's 1st Nuclear Subs were SSBNs to hit Moscow, India & South Korea also...
Uploaded May 2, 2026 - How France Built Its First Nuclear sub with little US help (except US HEU to fuel a land-based prototype of a nuclear submarine reactor in France). While the US and Soviets...
View ArticleGermany's Evolving Covert Action Response to Russia: Policy Preparations
As I've received a security message that I cannot publish the comment below at IntelNews: concerning IntelNews article:Germany set to enact most sweeping intelligence reforms since World War II of...
View ArticleUSN said it needs 66 SSNs: Today only 32 SSNs fully operational/available
I AI Googled "how many SSNs does the USN say it needs and when did it say it"which yielded on August 18, 2026:The US Navy stated it needs 66 SSNs, a requirement formally established in its 2016 Force...
View ArticleUK Carrier jokes: Can't even attract local escorts! No Astute thinking.
BAE is a virtual monopoly in Britain building the aircraft carriers (above) and all the submarines ie. the final Astute, SSBN-Dreadnoughts and SSN-AUKUS. ---The lucid commentary in the video above, of...
View ArticleWhy India wants German submarines
Here and above is a great Deutsche Welle (DW) News video Uploaded 16 Jun 2026 with the commentary: India plans an $8Billion submarine deal with Germany for six German-designed Type 214 diesel-electric...
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Early Singapore Involvement: Australia's "We Will Build an ICBM" Threat...
Singapore and Gilmore Space TechnologiesAdam Gilmour (above) CEO, Co-Founder of Gilmour Space Technologies with ERIS Block 1, Australia's dual-use capable rocket. ERIS has the classic ICBM size and...
View ArticleShortest Way for Australia to develop Nuclear Weapons: Hire 1,000s of Israelis.
Can the Trump/Hegseth regime presiding over formerly trustworthy America now be trusted to endanger its own nuclear safety in order to protect its allies like Ukraine, NATO, Australia and free Asia...
View ArticleJapan’s New Sub-Launched Hypersonic Missile Plan Marks New Era in...
BySteve Balestrieri "Japan’s New Submarine-Launched Hypersonic Missile Plan Mark a New Era in Indo-Pacific Deterrence and China Is Watching Closely" of August 28,...
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ASA nuclear waste at HMAS Stirling & Later Weapons Grade HEU Storage
The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has released "Australian Submarine Agency completes environmental reporting baseline assessment at HMAS Stirling"on August 30, 2026 at...
View ArticleFrench Hypersonic Weapons Maturing
On September 2, 2026 I Google AI'd : Yes, France is actively developing hypersonic weapons. [1, 2]Key Hypersonic ProgramsASN4G Missile: The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) officially...
View ArticleJapan's Type-25 HVGP & HCM Hypersonic Weapons: Japan hypersonics in Australia
Japan’s new Type 25 hypersonic missile family are changing the operational picture in the region from the 25SSM hypersonic cruise missile to the 25HGP hypersonic glide variant.---Comments by...
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