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RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:51 am
by xavierv
Republic of Korea Navy's New Haeseong II TSLM Ship-Launched Land Attack Missile
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) released for the first time last week some information on the development of a new high-precision land attack missile, called Tactical Surface Launch Missile (TSLM). Intended for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) the TSLM missile is designated as Haeseong II.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ssile.html
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:53 am
by Dysta
ORIGINAL: Broncepulido
On the decommissioned Type 091 SSN link, apparently error 404: 404
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I changed the website to Hong Kong media instead:
https://read01.com/R3PB7Q.html (Traditional Chinese, with photos)
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:36 am
by redcoat
TASS has announced that the Kuznetzov is to be equipped with the Kalibr missile system:
http://tass.com/defense/942688
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:59 am
by kevinkins
Those are cruise missiles I believe. Odd way to deploy them. Perhaps in response to Tomahawks in Syria. [&:]
Kevin
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:08 pm
by Dysta
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:07 am
by Filitch
Those are cruise missiles I believe. Odd way to deploy them. Perhaps in response to Tomahawks in Syria.
Kevin
Of course no. Kuznetzov already has launch system for P-700 Granit supersonic cruise missiles. She carries 12 cells. Now this LS can be replaced with 3S-14 launch system. This system allows launch various types of missiles - Kalibr, P-800 Onyx.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:19 am
by xavierv
China Launched its First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier for PLAN: Type 001A

Five years after commissioning the Liaoning (its first aircraft carrier) China launched this morning its second carrier – the Type 001A. Unlike the Liaoning, Type 001A was fully built in China.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... -001a.html
Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to receive Kalibr missile system during upgrade
Russia’s Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive the Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) tactical ballistic missile system during its repair and upgrade, a source in Russia’s defense industry told TASS.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... grade.html
US Air Force & US Navy Conduct First P-8A Poseidon MPA Aerial Refueling Mission
“The intent behind the aerial refueling capability on the P-8A is to enhance strategic mission effectiveness by extending the range and endurance of the platform,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Shannon Hoover, Naval Air Forces Atlantic VX-1 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron P-8A operational test director. “The team has completed operational tests on the integration of the AGM-84 Harpoon [missile system] for surface warfare and [multi-static active acoustic search systems] integration used in anti-submarine warfare.”
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ssion.html
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:26 am
by Dysta
ORIGINAL: Filitch
Those are cruise missiles I believe. Odd way to deploy them. Perhaps in response to Tomahawks in Syria.
Kevin
Of course no. Kuznetzov already has launch system for P-700 Granit supersonic cruise missiles. She carries 12 cells. Now this LS can be replaced with 3S-14 launch system. This system allows launch various types of missiles - Kalibr, P-800 Onyx.
I presume Russian navy is treating Kuznetsov as an offensive strike carrier, rather than a defensive fleet platform to protect submarines. It needs more land-strike weaponries from the lacks of carrier jets and VLS destroyers. Granit is an impressive missile, but very fuel costy for supersonic flight, which is the cruise missile doesn't needs.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:23 am
by kevinkins
ORIGINAL: Dysta
ORIGINAL: Filitch
Those are cruise missiles I believe. Odd way to deploy them. Perhaps in response to Tomahawks in Syria.
Kevin
Of course no. Kuznetzov already has launch system for P-700 Granit supersonic cruise missiles. She carries 12 cells. Now this LS can be replaced with 3S-14 launch system. This system allows launch various types of missiles - Kalibr, P-800 Onyx.
It needs more land-strike weaponries from the lacks of carrier jets and VLS destroyers.
Even if the Russians deployed them on the carrier before and they are used to make up for a/c, it's remains an odd compromise. To each their own I guess [:)]
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:48 am
by kevinkins
Nice little update on the F35s in Estonia.
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/96 ... nd-critics
Was this a technical deployment? A political deployment? Or both? I think technically, the deployment will have a far more significant and longer lasting impact than any short term geopolitical message it sends to Russia - which it does to some extent.
Kevin
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:17 pm
by Hongjian
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... -001a.html
China Launched its First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier for PLAN: Type 001A
The launching ceremony of China's second aircraft carrier was held at the Dalian Shipyard of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) on the morning of April 26, 2017. Gen. Fan Changlong, member of the political bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.
Five years after commissioning the Liaoning (its first aircraft carrier) China launched this morning its second carrier – the Type 001A. Unlike the Liaoning, Type 001A was fully built in China.
The ceremony was kicked off in magnificent national anthem at 9:00 and a bottle of champagne was broken on the aircraft carrier as a customary way of blessing the ship. After that, the new aircraft carrier was slowly towed out of the dockyard and transferred to the wharf.
The second aircraft carrier is domestically built by China. China started building it in November, 2013. At present, the main hull of this aircraft carrier has been completed and the main system devices including power supply have been installed in place.
Undocking and launching is one of the important nodes of a new aircraft carrier construction, marking that China has made significant phased achievements in designing and building an aircraft carrier independently. Next, the aircraft carrier will debug its system devices and conduct fitting-out as planned, and start mooring tests in an all-round way.
The PLA Navy Commander Shen Jinlong,PLA Navy Political Commissar Miao Hua, and CSIC President Hu Wenming also attended the ceremony.
Differences between Liaoning and Type 001A
It is easy to spot the difference in the island between the Liaoning - transformed by the Chinese from the unfinished Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag - and its new sistership: The new carrier features some upgraded radar arrays, its island is said to be about 10% smaller while the vessel itself is said to have a larger displacement of about 10,000 tons.
Our colleagues from East Pendulum report that, according to a former technical officer of the PLAN, the engineers of the CSIC shipbuilding group also reviewed the internal design of the Type 001A to rectify the "anomalies" noted after the intensive use for nearly five years of Liaoning.
vs. the Liaoning Type 001

RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:27 pm
by Hongjian
Some official confirmation regarding Chinese nuclear submarine reactor technology on the current Type 09III Shang-class boats. It looks like the noise-output of that class of boats (at least the latest ones) might be lower than previous western estimates:
Shenkus @ Sinodefenceforum:
Henry K seems to think that the new nuclear submarines will use a reactor with natural circulation (using the heat generated by the reactor to circulate the coolant) instead of pumps (at least for normal situations, I'm sure there will be pumps as a fallback solution). If that is true this would eliminate pumps as a main noise source unless they switch to water jet propulsion.
http://www.eastpendulum.com/la-chine-de ... omment-924
China has recently disclosed that reactor with natural circulation has been successfully developed , and in fact was installed on its second-generation SSN/SSBN (093/094). The achievement is recognized by the government and the team that developed the technologies led by Mr Zhang JinLan was awarded the 2016 First-Class China Awards for Science and Technology. Mr. Zhang is the deputy director of Institute 719, the primary research institute of CSIS responsible for designing China's SSN/SSBN.
weig2000 @ Sinodefenceforum:
Mr. Zhang JinLan is profiled in the magazine:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/attach ... jpg.38285/
China has recently disclosed that reactor with natural circulation has been successfully developed , and in fact was installed on its second-generation SSN/SSBN (093/094). The achievement is recognized by the government and the team that developed the technologies led by Mr Zhang JinLan was awarded the 2016 First-Class China Awards for Science and Technology. Mr. Zhang is the deputy director of Institute 719, the primary research institute of CSIS responsible for designing China's SSN/SSBN.
Here is the official report on Mr. Zhang and his team, in Chinese:
http://www.stawards.cn/shownews_n.asp?i ... 9%CA%CA%C2
The relevant paragraph on natural circulation reactor:
而在备受关注的核安全方面,张锦岚团队也在新型核潜艇中实现了重大跨越。首先就是实现了核反应堆自然循环。众所周知,潜艇核动力装置的自然循环能力是衡量其安全可靠性能的重要标志之一,所以各国都在竭尽全力提高自然循环能力,也就是指不用冷却剂泵推动,仅靠冷却水的自流就能带走核反应堆堆芯热量的能力。而反应堆的冷却剂泵又正好是核潜艇发出噪声的主要来源之一,因此,一旦实现了核反应堆自然循环,不仅保证了潜艇的安全性,即停电的时候也能保障核潜艇正常工作,而且使潜艇在不开启冷却剂泵的情况下也能向推送装置输出能量,极大地降低了潜艇的噪声。
Here is the corresponding Google translation:
In the concern of nuclear safety, Zhang Jinlan team also in the new nuclear submarines to achieve a major leap. The first is to achieve the natural cycle of nuclear reactors. It is well known that the natural circulation capacity of submarine nuclear power plant is one of the important signs to measure its safety and reliability. Therefore, all countries are making every effort to improve the natural circulation ability, that is, without the coolant pump, The ability to take the nuclear reactor core heat. The reactor coolant pump is just one of the main sources of noise emitted by the nuclear submarine. Therefore, once the natural circulation of the nuclear reactor has been achieved, the safety of the submarine is ensured, that is, when the power failure can guarantee the normal operation of the nuclear submarine, It is possible to output energy to the pusher without opening the coolant pump, greatly reducing the noise of the submarine.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:16 pm
by Dysta
It looks like the noise-output of that class of boats (at least the latest ones) might be lower than previous western estimates:
If we must nicpicking the source of noise beside the reactor, it will be the frictional areas when the submarine is mobilizing. The "Toshiba Scandal" in 1987 is one of a prime example why US is heavily concerned about soviet submarines.
Nowadays however, China has has their homemade multi-axial and computerized machining facilities for manufacturing complex parts, including the propellers. That only leaves the weakness is the noise isolation measures. The double-hull can resonate the noise greater than the single hull, and not much they can do about.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:32 pm
by Hongjian
Something really damn outrageous.
We know about Rear Admiral and Professor Ma Weiming, who is known to be "the father of China's electromagnetic launch system" (as he is the chief scientist for both the EMAL and railgun project, just as the mysterious "universal EM ordnance launcher") and recently got awarded with huge state prizes etc.
Now, he has specified a concept called
"Universal Warship", and he is weighting in his considerable political influence to have the PLAN realize this plan.
In short, it is basically a nuclear powered large tonnage warship (more than the 055, rather in the ballpark of Kirov-class battlecruisers) that is not equipped with VLS-cells but rather armed to the teeth with universal electromagnetic ordnance launch systems, railguns and laser weapons. This is not some fanboy wet dream, but actually something actually official:
(Simplified Chinese source:)
http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_ww ... htm?div=-1
by the words of China-Defense member hmmwv who summarized the article:
Rear Adm Ma finally defined his universal ship concept, it's clearly not something in the 055 weight class can do. This is a modern incarnation of the dreadnought.
Air defense: first layer 200-600km using missiles launched from universal electromagnetic launcher, second layer 10-200km using railgun, terminal phase <10km using laser gun.
Surface strike: 600-1000km using cruise or ballistic missiles launched from universal electromagnetic launcher, 200-600km using electromagnetic launched rockets or projectile, <200km using railgun.
Anti submarine: electromagnetic launched anti submarine missile, coilgun for torpedo defense.
I mean, a reloadable electromagnetic launcher with a magazine full of long range missiles, including ballistic missiles, will be huge. My guess is that the ship is either based off a large existing platform, such as 071, or a brand new 20,000t to 30,000t class design, and preferably nuclear powered.
马伟明院士:“全能舰”将颠覆现有海上作战样式
在第十一届中国发明家论坛上,马伟明院士展望未来海战——
  进入4月以来,美国航母战斗群将驶入朝鲜半岛海域的各种传闻喧嚣尘上,加剧了半岛的紧张局势。看似平静的海面,是各国军事实力较量的主战场之一,如何才能在现代海战中赢得先机呢?
  “要想赢得战争,亟须舰船平台在能源动力、武器及发射方式上进行颠覆性变革,以技术性创新牵引作战样式创新。”中国科协副主席、中国工程院院士马伟明表示。他是在25日上午在京举行的第十一届中国发明家论坛上作主旨报告时作这番表述的。此次论坛由中国发明家协会、科技日报社等主办,全国政协副主席、中国科协主席、科学技术部部长万钢出席开幕式并致辞。
  当前世界各国海上作战样式,是按照任务类型设计和建造不同的作战平台,由多个作战平台组成编队,谋求体系作战和精确打击。马伟明认为,以编队为单元的海上作战样式主要存在两大局限,一是平台和武器的建造、维持成本高,经济可承受性差,二是投入的作战平台种类和数量多,前沿传感器系统复杂,协同指挥难度大,电磁脆弱性强。
  在描述对新的海上作战样式的构想时,马伟明指出,舰载高能武器和全电舰船技术的集成创新与研制成功,将使单艘舰艇实现系统防空、反潜和对海、对岸的精确打击,这将彻底颠覆现有的海上作战样式。电磁轨道炮、电磁火箭弹、线圈炮、激光炮等高能武器的出现,使单舰平台的整体攻防性能和持续作战能力大幅增强,舰船综合电力系统的研制成功,又为高能武器上舰提供了充足的能源支持。
  如此强大的单舰平台,马伟明称之为“全能舰”,对其攻防性能逐一进行了设想。防空分为3个层次:200—600公里范围,使用可重复自动装填的通用电磁发射装置发射反导导弹,实现点对点防御;10—200公里,利用电磁轨道炮实现目标面拦截;10公里以内,利用激光炮作为最后一道防线,对末端导弹进行拦截。反潜和反鱼雷上,利用电磁发射装置发射反潜导弹对潜艇进行攻击,利用电磁线圈炮对来袭鱼雷进行拦截。
  在反舰与对陆攻击体系的构想中,“全能舰”将形成3层火力圈:600—1000公里,使用可重复自动装填的通用电磁发射装置发射远程巡航导弹和弹道导弹,完成对海和对岸目标攻击;200—600公里,利用电磁火箭弹(炮),进行对海和对岸目标攻击;200公里以内,利用电磁轨道炮完成对海和对岸目标的攻击,一具电磁轨道炮可将对岸打击能力提高一个数量级。
  在马伟明看来,我国在舰载高能武器和全电舰船技术两大领域的群体性突破,为海上作战样式变革提供了基础和条件。他表示,若能抓住当前化学能、机械能向电磁能变革的技术发展趋势,充分发挥当前我国在电磁能武器和舰船综合电力系统领域的世界领先优势,先对手一步实现作战样式的创新与变革,必将实现对英美发达国家的后发赶超,并主导和引领未来海上作战样式。(来源:科技日报)
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:56 am
by xavierv
Future Indian Navy and French Navy Aircraft Carriers Likely to be Fitted with EMALS & AAG
During the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space 2017 exposition held recently near Washington D.C., General Atomics was showcasing its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for aircraft carriers. Navy Recognition learned during the show that General Atomics received export approval for EMALS and AAG to the Indian Navy. The Brazilian Navy, French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have also shown interest in those technologies according the the company.
Video and more at link:
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... s-aag.html
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:39 am
by redcoat
The Saudis say they have captured a drone boat loaded with explosives that was heading towards the Saudi Aramco terminal at Jizan.
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-foils-houthi-bombing-attempt-on-aramco-fuel-terminal
The Houthis have previously used such a boat to attack a Saudi frigate.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:59 am
by redcoat
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:33 am
by Dysta
CCTV+ (non-commentary) reported the decommissioned 091 nuclear attack submarine's details by video:
https://youtu.be/Y_W1xqQ9qwI
EDIT: it's a key distance between 1 and 3. Well then, I was felt asleep.
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:34 am
by Hongjian
09I, you mean
RE: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:28 am
by bpstalker
Romania to purchase patriot
It's on Reuters but can't post links.