Zitat:ThyssenKrupp und deutschen Regierung kämpfen um U-Boot-Auftrag in Australien

Von Elisabeth Zimmermann
12. August 2015
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Erich schrieb:https://www.wsws.org/de/articles/2015/08/12/ubot-a12.html

Zitat:ThyssenKrupp und deutschen Regierung kämpfen um U-Boot-Auftrag in Australien

Von Elisabeth Zimmermann
12. August 2015
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Das riesige Flottenprogramm ist Bestandteil der Kriegsvorbereitungen gegen China, die die US-Regierung im Rahmen ihres „Pivot to Asia“ (Schwerpunktverlagerung nach Asien) vorantreibt.

luiz schrieb:

Erich schrieb:https://www.wsws.org/de/articles/2015/08/12/ubot-a12.html

Zitat:ThyssenKrupp und deutschen Regierung kämpfen um U-Boot-Auftrag in Australien

Von Elisabeth Zimmermann
12. August 2015
...

Das riesige Flottenprogramm ist Bestandteil der Kriegsvorbereitungen gegen China, die die US-Regierung im Rahmen ihres „Pivot to Asia“ (Schwerpunktverlagerung nach Asien) vorantreibt.

Lese ich gerade richtig hock: Es wird Krieg gegen China geben?

Tiger schrieb:Das geopolitische Umfeld um China ist hochexplosiv, und wenn da was geschieht kann auch leicht Australien da mit 'reingezogen werden.
In Australien erinnert man sich noch sicher daran, wie unvorbereitet man auf den japanischen Vormarsch in Südostasien im 2.Weltkrieg war. Will man so etwas noch mal erleben? Sicher nicht.
Es ist daher weise, die Marine aufzurüsten, zumal in einem Krieg gegen China eine starke Marine benötigt würde.

• -als Aufklärungsmittel sollen 15 P-8A Poseidon und 7 MQ-4C Triton angeschafft werden
  -der Auftrag für neue U-Boote beläuft sich auf 12 Einheiten. Der Schwergewichtstorpedo Mk.48 Mod.7 ist die präferierte Waffe
  -neben den aktuell zulaufenden drei Hobart AAW-Zerstörern sollen ab 2020 neun neue ASuW-Fregatten als Ersatz für die 8 ANZAC-Fregatten gebaut werden.
  -12 OPV sollen bis 2030 die Schiffe der Armidale-Klasse ersetzen
  -neben den MRH-90 Helikoptern sollen 24 MH-60R Seahawk beschafft werden
  -landgestützte Seezielflugkörper sollen ebenfalls beschafft werden

Zitat:Australia's Latest White Paper Prioritizes Naval Forces with Submarines Frigates Destroyers & MPAs

Australia unveiled its latest defense white paper, the third one in seven years. The Australian government has announced its plans to spend an additional 29.9 billion Australian Dollars on defence over the next decade. A majority of this investment will be for the Royal Australian Navy, in a move to answer China's military rapid expansion as well as rising tensions in South East Asia.

Zitat:Australia selects Navantia for new replenishment ship

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has been selected to construct two replenishment ships for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Minister for Defence Marise Payne has confirmed.

In comments provided to IHS Jane's by her office on 11 March, Payne said Navantia has been chosen as the preferred tenderer for the replenishment ship requirement, known as SEA 1654 Phase 3, and that the company will now be invited to participate in the "Offer Definition and Improvement Activity [ODIA] and negotiations".

Zitat:Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels to be built in WA and SA by German company Luerssen

A German shipbuilding company has won the $3.5 billion contract to design and build Australia's next fleet of 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), with construction to be shared between shipyards in Western Australia and South Australia. The first two Luerssen-designed ships will be built in Adelaide by the Government-owned ASC Shipbuilding from the end of next year.

The remaining 10 OPVs will be built at the Austal shipyard at Henderson, south of Perth. [...] The West Australian Government welcomed the appointment of Luerssen and its commitment to jobs in the State. [...] The new OPV fleet will conduct intelligence and surveillance missions, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and border protection patrols.

Zitat:Australian Navy’s final Hobart-class AWD Sydney launched

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) third and final Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), Nuship Sydney, has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide.

Nuship Sydney has been built by the AWD Alliance and is equipped with advanced technologies that enable it to defend a Task Group from a range of air, surface and submarine threats. [...] US Navy chief vice admiral Tim Barrett said: “In the last three years we have seen the launch of the first two air warfare destroyers, HMAS Hobart and NUSHIP Brisbane, and with the launch today of Sydney, the class is now complete. [...] Nuship Sydney is one of the first Australian Navy vessels to be equipped with the US’s Aegis weapon system.

The new technology is expected to improve the navy’s overall warfighting capability, while allowing it to work more closely with the nation’s allies.

Zitat:Naval Group clinches $35 billion Australian submarine deal

PARIS – France’s Naval Group and Australia on Feb. 11 signed a $35 billion contract to build 12 Attack-class submarines for the Australian navy. Negotiations over the ownership of technology and details of the industrial partnership had been underway since Australia selected the French group in April 2016 as its preferred bidder over Japanese and German offers for the country’s biggest-ever defense contract.

This Strategic Partnering Agreement governing the transfer of Naval Group’s “know-how” and “know-why” to Australia was signed in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. [...] According to these principles, Naval Group will deliver 12 Attack-class submarines – with construction on the first scheduled to start in late 2023 and to be fully mission-ready for the navy in late 2034. The pact also positions Naval Group to deliver new technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities to Australia.