NSW is intent on its whack-a-mole strategy. The French Navy’s incoming Barracuda-class submarines are nuclear attack subs (SSN). At best there will be one new submarine in service and a nine-year gap between the retirement of the Collins class and the introduction into service of the first six of the 12 new submarines.Given this, the government has apparently committed an additional $15 billion to keep the 30-year-old Collins submarines bobbing in the water.
Nuclear- and diesel-electric propulsions have a range of other advantages and drawbacks, but these are some of the main considerations.While public opinion is one barrier for Australian SSNs–between 35 and 50 percent of Australians surveyed at various times between 2006 and 2009 supported nuclear power more generally–there are institutional shortcomings. Surface ships will be quickly destroyed while manned aircraft and ground forces will either be wiped out or not particularly useful.Submarines that can remain undetected beneath the surface of the ocean, on the other hand, will be largely untouchable. This was highlighted in a timely Insight Economics report, released in September 2017, which said: "The capability requirements for the [future submarine] set out in the 2009 Defence White Paper… were highly ambitious… and any attempt to satisfy them with a [diesel-electric submarine] of a new and untested design, apart from being excessively expensive, would inevitably risk compromising the Submarine Force's ability to discharge its most essential operational tasks. Even if delivery occurs on schedule, the first will not enter service until 2033. For example, as Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne has noted “Australia does not have the qualified personnel, experience, infrastructure, training facilities and regulatory systems required to design, construct, operate and maintain a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.” With the Shortfin Metro Manila is back in lockdown and the Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country with the most COVID-19 cases.As North Korea doubles down on COVID-19 containment measures, local sources report several outbreaks.In Da Nang, residents broadly welcome the Vietnamese government's aggressive response to the shocking resurgence of COVID-19.Even before the outbreak in Da Nang, Hoi An’s people were devastated by the loss of tourists. Their construction by the Australian Submarine Corporation ran years behind schedule, many millions over budget, and finally delivered a platform that the Navy has struggled to even keep operational.And then there is the question of whether the new submarines will arrive before the Collins class subs are retired, scheduled for 2026 to 2033. Editor’s note: The Strategist has invited all three SEA 1000 contenders to explain their approach to meeting Australia’s future submarine requirement. Modified to meet additional Navy requirements, they were quoted as costing $750 million.
Major wars in future will be fought remotely, with drones, long-range missiles and satellites. May 8, 2020 GDC East Asia and Pacific Region 0. For example, off-the-shelf Japanese Soryu submarines cost only $US540 million. "Even if all goes well, the cost of building warships in Australia will be 30 to 40 per cent more than if they were built overseas. However, the plan to build them in Adelaide at the Australian Submarine Corporation, the same group currently building the Air Warfare Destroyer, years late and a billion dollars over budget, adds to a sense of foreboding.This follows the prize fiasco of the Collins class submarine project.
The Shortfin Barracuda debuted as the SMX-Ocean SSK at Euronaval 2014 and quickly evolved into its current form as the world's most advanced conventional submarine customized for Australia's needs. As calls come for Australia's new submarine fleet to install lithium-ion battery propulsion, the Defence Department is warned the French-designed subs could prove outdated before they are … (Nuclear submarine endurance is limited by sailor endurance). The NGJ-LB is currently in a development phase, with technology development contracts awarded to Northrop Grumman and L3Harris in 2018 and 2019. Diesel-electric submarines are considerably cheaper, but, even with advanced air independent propulsion (AIP) systems, they need to eventually resurface. The new Shortfin Barracuda submarines will be conventionally powered, using a combination of electric and diesel engines. Where does Sri Lanka go from here?As U.S.-China relations fray, how does Beijing assess the situation?On the one-year anniversary of India’s reorganization of Kashmir, China reiterates its opposition.Because of the focus on what Xi will do in 2022, an important question has been ignored: who will take Li Keqiang’s place?U.S. Should the design turn out to be inadequate or unworkable, the implications for Australia's future submarine capability would be dire. Australia is a partner in the development of the NGJ-MB, and Defence Minister Senator Linda Reynolds confirmed on August 10 that the partnership would be extended to the NGJ-LB development. Australian DoD scheduled construction of first shortfin Barracuda-class submarine from 2023 onward. Armed with a variety of weapons, they offer genuine deterrence backed by the capacity, if required, to inflict massive deadly force on an enemy.Replacing Australia's Collins class submarines is therefore a matter of major concern, given that the country's future may depend on them.The 12 new Shortfin Barracudas are intended to begin entering service in Australia in the early 2030s with construction extending to 2050.The Navy's program to replace the Collins class submarines is known as SEA 1000. Australia’s desperate effort to add to the arms race component in the Asia-Pacific region, termed the SEA 1000 Future Submarine Program, is struggling for air. Our Shortfin Barracudas will probably be the most expensive submarines built anywhere in the world.For a lot less money, we could achieve a far more potent submarine capability. Now the slight hope of economic recovery has been dashed.How did the onetime frontrunner fail in its bid to build Australia’s next-generation submarine? It involves modification of a French Barracuda Class submarine from nuclear to diesel-electric propulsion, plus other changes specific to Australia.For a country with limited financial resources and industrial capacity, the decision to develop an original design is high risk.