There were previously satellite pictures of the tank lots for storage of the old tanks would love to see if these have changed recently

Before the t-34 we have the t-55 coming of course this may be a way to use up the Ukrainian anti tank weapons and protect the t-80,s etc.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/mothballed ... 12497.html

I am lead to believe this version of the Tomahawk cannot be fired from torpedo tubes and is not the UGM -109
https://www.australiandefence.com.au/ne ... -australia

But that is still a lot of Tomahawks for only three destroyers ,and if you are not going to have some submarines to fire them for several years by which time they are not the most advanced block or even type?

I understand this type of Tomahawk can only be fired from surface ships like the Hobart class and are not the variant that can be fired from submarines unfortunately . It could be interesting that under the AUKUS deal Virginia class submarines would be sold to the R.A.N in the 2030,s ( from two to f...

No provision for the carrying of lockout chambers for deployments of u.a.v,s and crews with submersible vessels as per the Astute class , should such a capability be included on the SSN -AUKUS

I found an earlier article suggesting that Harpoon would be replaced with the N.S.M in 2023 as the Harpoon can no longer meet demands of modern naval warfare? https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2022/november/22/20221122-royal-navy-warships-to-receive-harpoon-replacement-from-...

This article states a unit cost of the 155mil shells at 3.3 thousand Euros ,and the price of shells have risen because of shortages https://en.defence-ua.com/analysis/how_much_155mm_ammunition_costs_now_an_example_of_the_rheinmetall_contract_for_10000_shells-5178.html#:~:text=In%20any%20case%2C%20th...

Are there hopes for exports to countries and would there be similar restrictions on the codes as per the f-35

Have to be curious what are the Russian stockpiles of shells and which other countries are supplying them to Russia

The hull form for the Astute is distinctive and is aimed for reducing active acoustic search returns , would if this was found to be effective be copied in the SSN-AUKUS?

The U.K Hansard may need to be rechecked The UK government has released a factsheet which includes the following, "Australia’s SSN-AUKUS submarines will be built at Australia’s future Submarine Construction Yard in Adelaide, South Australia – employing thousands of workers onsite at peak."...

This article states the first Australian sub to be built in Australia someone got their facts wrong
https://www.defence.gov.au/about/taskfo ... submarines

file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/04.%20SSN-AUKUS%20fact%20sheet.pdf
This article states Australia's first submarine to be built and delivered in Australia early 2040s ,is Australia getting two in a short period of time or is something mixed up?

Australia also is providing a large some of money to the U.S to help with its production of the submarines and address maintenance backlogs part of the deal for them to sell subs they are short of by heavily increasing the production cycle of such https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03...

The plan is that radioactive material will be stored on defence sites for the actual decommissioning or disassembly there has not been any discussion an interesting learning curve another question is about the building of dry docks for the submarines per maintenance ,the U.S.N has some issues with i...

What could be interesting for the R.A.N is the Virginia class blocks selected for the R.A.N, their capabilities can be different and may have different bells and whistles to the AUKUS boat ,its not known which block of the Virginia class has been selected could expect some block 3 but they are not b...

Definition of a forum website is where posters can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to others posts ,if we just cut and paste news here it would be boring since quite often journalists don't have a clue what they are talking about and many of the posters have very informed v...

It may depend on if the future submarine being acquired by the R.A.N is better value than the Virginia class thats the challenge

There is an ongoing argument between selecting either tracked self-propelled artillery or wheeled , I believe we have seen plenty of footage of heavy mud in Ukraine to realise the artillery has to be able to get in and out of areas very quickly ,both tracked and wheeled seem to have pros and cons a ...

Why would an f-35b require arresting gear go watch a few landings on the carriers by these aircraft ,the conventional f-35c has such arrangement , the main reasons against conversion to cats and flaps and removal of ramp are costs and years of downtime for the ship involved perhaps in twenty years' ...

This article states that the U.K and France are going to alternate carrier deployments to the Pacific as part of a European plan this European plan might include other N.A.T.O countries like Italy and Germany? who have large escorts being built or planned that would make such a fleet very capable ht...

How many years does it take to train a crew for a nuclear submarine from scratch ? and then how long to train for transferring to a different class of submarine ,there have been so many suggested Im wondering where these ideas are being pulled from

Since bringing back press gangs are oh so frowned apon by the modern generation perhaps the government could consider a radical idea of increasing pays to attract recruits however tempting the idea of sending out press gangs outside some areas could be lol

On another defence forum same discussion same queries and frustration with this, too many rumours and guesses best to wait then pick over it