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SouthernSky

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Indeed it is Jeff. A reliable class of submarine generating as many man hours at sea as possible is what Australian submarine doctrine requires leading into the Barracuda acquisition.

Just a minor quibble, the Collins class is considered an SSG in Australian service.

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asif iqbal

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9 months is a VERY long time the Royal Navy SSN did a 11 month deployment back in 2013

But these lengthy deployments means on their return the submarines under go a major maintainace period and it shortens the life of the boats, a lot of work needs to be done before they are ready to be done again

Increasing deployments to make up for low numbers is ok but then your turn around time suffers
 

FORBIN

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LOL really?
Built: 14 February 1990 – 18 March 2003

Remenber me a little this elegant, smart and fair member :D which after i have posted thinking a nice pic of Collins, say to me " it is a big sh.. " !!! :confused: :rolleyes: don' t need answer :cool:

So after last comments Mr Jura always LOL now o_O waiting you with a big stick ... ;) hahaha
 
Remenber me a little this elegant, smart and fair member :D which after i have posted thinking a nice pic of Collins, say to me " it is a big sh.. " !!! :confused: :rolleyes: don' t need answer :cool:

So after last comments Mr Jura always LOL now o_O waiting you with a big stick ... ;) hahaha
it's a Military Forum here, so I prefer to be subtle :)
(but the Swedish proposal for new submarines landed in the bin immediately: enough trash delivered ... and now you may tell me how actually the trash can be perfected :)
 

Jeff Head

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Naval Today said:
Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently completed its maiden flight.

The aircraft flew a short distance from Renton Airfield to Boeing Field in Washington State USA, to where the P-8A’s mission systems will be installed as part of project AIR 7000.

The $5.4 billion P-8A program will provide Australia’s future manned maritime patrol and response aircraft capability, replacing in part the AP-3C Orion aircraft.

The P-8A Poseidon is 39.5 metres long, has a maximum takeoff weight of 85,820kg and a wingspan of 37.6m. Powered by two jet engines, it has a top speed is 907km/h with a maximum range of 7,500km.

Head of Aerospace Division, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Catherine Roberts today congratulated Defence’s cooperative program partner, the United States Navy along with prime contractor Boeing Defence Space and Security, on achieving this significant milestone.

“This major acquisition is creating opportunities for Australian defence industry to participate in maintenance and to develop training facilities and infrastructure” AVM Roberts said. Aircraft production includes around $25 million of high-tech production work undertaken by local subsidiary, Boeing Aerostructures Australia.”

“The primary roles of the P-8A include the detection and response to naval surface and submarine threats, surveillance and reconnaissance, and assisting in search and rescue operations.”

With a saving of US$260m compared to the initial budget, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft were acquired through a cooperative program with the United States Navy and contracted to Boeing Defence Space and Security.

On August 28, 2015, Boeing was awarded a $1.49 billion contract to provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following award from the Navy for 13 aircraft.

The order included nine aircraft for the U.S. Navy and four Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

A Royal Australian Air Force crew will fly the aircraft to Australia in late 2016 following post-production checks and acceptance.
Great news down under!

Ultimately 15 are planned as I understand it.

Australia joins India and great Britain, and of course the US Navy, as confirmed buyers of the aircraft.

New Zealand, Norway, and Turkey are also considering it.
 

Jeff Head

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Lots of good Australian news these days...here's more:

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Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra recently welcomed a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter, the AH-1Z. Landing on the flight deck, together with the AH-1Z was a UH-1Y Venom medium utility helicopter, both aircraft were ‘hot refuelled’ by Canberra’s flight deck team.

The landing and refuelling of both aircraft types were the first in Royal Australian Navy history and concluded a series of interoperability trials with United States Marine Corps aircraft as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016.

Hot refuelling (or fuelling with engines operating) is performed when military operations require a rapid turn around of aircraft.

It is frequently practised in Royal Australian Navy ships at sea, though rarely with such a broad range of coalition aircraft.

Early on in the exercise Canberra US Marines MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and CH-53E Super Stallion, the largest helicopter in the United States military, landed on the Australian ship.

Both aircraft were hot refuelled in subsequent landings.

Members of the Australian Army’s 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, rehearsed amphibious assault drills in the Osprey and the Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC (Ret’d) flew in the Osprey from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to land on Canberra as part of an official visit.

RIMPAC 16 was the first major international exercise for Canberra and its embarked MRH-90 helicopters, as well as the MH-60R Seahawk helicopters embarked in frigates HMAS Warramunga and Ballarat.
 
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