American expert urged Australia to rent Los Angeles class nuclear submarines

The recent creation of the Anglo-American-Australian military alliance AUKUS and Australia's refusal to buy French submarines have raised the issue of modernizing the Australian Navy's submarine forces with the help of the United States. Now the United States plans to equip the Royal Australian Navy with nuclear submarines, so that they can then be used in the confrontation with the Chinese Navy in the Asia-Pacific region.

But Australian naval submarines will need significant training to be able to operate nuclear submarines. However, the first nuclear submarine for the Australian Navy will be launched no earlier than 2040. In twenty years, future submarine officers will have time to grow out of modern children. But retired US Navy Captain James Fanell, who spent nearly thirty years as a naval intelligence officer in the Pacific region, offers another option - Australia lease Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines from the United States until the country acquires its own submarines.

This path, according to the American expert, will allow the Australian Navy to significantly increase its combat capabilities here and now. In addition, Australian sailors will undergo the necessary training in operating nuclear submarines under the guidance of American submariners. And then, even now, the Australian Navy will sharply increase its combat readiness in case of a possible confrontation with the Chinese naval forces in the region.

According to Fanell, the US Navy currently has several Los Angeles submarines, which are still going to be decommissioned within the next 4-5 years. These boats could be rented to Australia. In addition, the Australian public will make sure that nuclear submarines are not very dangerous for the environment.

But the most important thing, and this is acknowledged by Senator and also former submariner Rex Patrick, is the retraining of Australian sailors who are accustomed to sailing in diesel submarines. They will need to be cooked for a long time in order for them to be able to control nuclear submarines. In this case, the US Navy could assist Australian submariners in training personnel and in developing the infrastructure for servicing nuclear submarines in the ports of Australian cities.

At the same time, the United States is expressing some concern that over 18 years the Australian government's plans for the acquisition of submarines may change. After all, a typical example is the failure of a contract with France. At first, the United States was happy about this, but now they realized that Australians can also behave towards Washington. In this case, Australia's lease of old US Navy submarines would become a certain financial guarantee that if Australia later refuses to buy submarines, Washington will earn money by leasing nuclear submarines. And the problem of recycling will be solved for a while.

Comments

[ved_med12]

Absolutely ... Americans have become insolent! They are already trying to insolently exacerbate the situation in the south of the T. Ocean!

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Quote: ved_med12

Absolutely ... Americans have become insolent! They are already trying to insolently exacerbate the situation in the south of the T. Ocean!

They do not care where to exacerbate, if only away from svomh shores.

[prior]

This is how, first with the help of Australia, Washington raped France, and now with the help of Australia it is deciding the question of disposing of its "Loch Angeles".
You will not be spoiled by the sheriff .... and try not to take it. There are Anglo-Saxons white, but there are not very.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

Washington fucked France

.... yes, the hozdep has full storage, personally I don't understand why ,, .. either the old grievances under Charles Degole ,,. mln ... the frogs were crushed

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Quote: Crimean partisan 1974

.... yes, the hozdep has full storage, personally I don't understand why ,, .. either the old grievances under Charles Degole ,,. mln ... the frogs were crushed

De Gaulle still retained elements of national pride,
after it - full zeroing.

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Quote: prior

This is how, first with the help of Australia, Washington raped France, and now with the help of Australia it is deciding the question of disposing of its "Loch Angeles".

And we should have adopted these techniques.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

And we should have adopted these techniques.

--- like our Shchuk-B in India were there ,,. Indians liked

[Andrey R2R]

Just kidding) - let's ask Kostya Ju to return to Australia for a while, he would have them right

[knn54]

The former leader of pirates and robbers, the current leader-aggressor and the country of the descendants of bandits decided to jointly fight for "democracy" in the region.

[voyaka uh]

Renting is absolutely the right decision. Australian crews will be trained in Los Angeles. They will be assisted by retired submariners (or reservists) of the American Navy.
And in parallel, you can start building new boats for Australia

[Boa kaa]

Quote: voyaka uh

Renting is absolutely the right decision.

Undoubtedly. But before leasing, the Australians need to prepare the naval base infrastructure for the base of the submarine: radiation control zones, special storage facilities, sanitary inspection rooms, guards, tanks and other stickies ... but live - more clearly and the feeling of ".opa" develops much faster);
In addition, you need to force the "old ladies", change all systems, reboot the active zone. The last Elk since 1996, it seems, is on the Yankees' balance sheet. After all, the ocean has been plowing for a quarter of a century ... We need to improve technical readiness ...
Well, and of course, an internship and joint trips to the sea of ​​the acceptance and receiving crews before handing over the boat to the Australians.

... retraining of Australian sailors accustomed to sailing in diesel submarines. They will need to be cooked for a long time in order for them to be able to control nuclear submarines.

But this is pure nonsense. Diesel operators ("tractor drivers") are very sensitive guys to the issues of survivability and unsinkability of the wet nurse, not like the nuclear-powered guys. The only thing is that they will have to love the nachkhim, like their mother, and honor the RB like the saints.
And a combat training boat will appear, it will be possible to train new crews for new buildings. Surely it will be Virginias or whatever kenguryatniks will order for themselves.
So everything is logical.
Is it good or bad? For the Ams - good, for the whales - probably bad, for us -? But this is how you look. Now it’s probably bad, but how in the future it can turn out only the Almighty knows. Politics is so dirty and slippery that anything can happen ...
IMHO.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

Well, and of course, an internship and joint trips to the sea of ​​the acceptance and receiving crews before handing over the boat to the Australians.

... Mlyn, Sanya, the Losangeles have a mechanical control system for the submarine, the Wulfs and Virginia have from the central post ,,. that is, repeated retraining ... on a shovel ... in vain the kenguryatniks threw a frog ... show where crayfish hibernate

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Uh-huh.
And how many submarines need to be built for the accession of global peace?

[Crimean partisan 1974]

And how many submarines need to be built for the accession of global peace?

... one in the project .... the rest will be decided by the Xiaoping people ... as they decided on the Spratly archipelago

[Rurikovich]

At the same time, the United States is expressing some concern that over 18 years the Australian government's plans for the acquisition of submarines may change. After all, a typical example is the failure of a contract with France. At first, the United States was happy about this, but now they realized that Australians can also behave towards Washington.

"If a person betrayed someone for you, then the time will come and he will betray you for someone else."

[Viktor Sergeev]

And first think: why the heck?

[Viktor Sergeev]

And first think: why the heck?

[TermNachTer]

What a fine fellow))) appreciate the beauty of the game - for a 30-year-old scrap metal they are going to get 60 lard of normal bucks))) it's even cooler in Kueva, where Banderasty gave the country for a bag of cookies)))

[Sanichsan]

Quote: TermNachTER

appreciate the beauty of the game - for a 30-year-old scrap metal they are going to get 60 lard of normal bucks)))

it's actually even more fun here the Australians do not have the infrastructure to maintain the nuclear submarine. that is, the boats will remain in the United States, due to the unpreparedness of the crews under the command of American officers, or even completely with American crews, but Australia will pay for this. cool!

[TermNachTer]

Well, I think that the corresponding infrastructure will be built. The question is how quickly and to what extent? It is clear that all major repairs and upgrades (if any) will be done in the United States.

[Sanichsan]

Quote: TermNachTER

Well, I think that the corresponding infrastructure will be built.

but I really doubt it this is + from 60 to 100 lard to those for the decommissioned nuclear submarines. To the Australians, the British had already built a dreadnought once. As a result, neither the dreadnought nor the money was given.
the Australians put themselves in a position of powerlessness. they ruined relations with China to zero (and therefore with the Russian Federation), they ruined relations with the EU and now they have only the United States who will have them as slaves on a cotton plantation.

[TermNachTer]

Actually, the Aussie had the battle cruiser Australia, though not for long, but more for financial reasons. The Australians have a naval base, they just need to remake it for basing the nuclear submarine. Although yes - this pleasure is not cheap.

[Sanichsan]

Quote: TermNachTER

Actually, the battle cruiser "Australia" had a

not .. the British built it, built it by the order of the Australians, it was even put into service in Australia, but it never got to Australia and in 1924 it was flooded by Britain (!!!) in accordance with the Washington Naval Agreement.

Quote: TermNachTER

The Australians have a naval base, they just need to remake it for basing the nuclear submarine.

in in. deepening of the fairway, infrastructure for servicing reactors, etc. .. they do not have this even in an approximate form.
Do you think that the United States will take the risk of transferring nuclear technologies to some Australia? Why do they need such noise and such problems? and there will be more noise than during the Caribbean crisis.

[TermNachTer]

Reactor maintenance, I think, will be in the United States, as well as other major repairs. The Australians will be left with small things, such as docking and minor repairs, for this their capacities will be enough. Dredging is not a problem with modern technology.

[Sanichsan]

Quote: TermNachTER

Dredging is not a problem with modern technology.

very controversial statement for major maritime powers like China or the United States, yes, but for example for Russia this is no longer such a simple operation, and for Australia it is completely unattainable on its own. yes, of course they will be helped, but for money
Here's a laugh it will be if they foist a battered "Connecticut" saying that "she's like new! I swear by my mom!"

[TermNachTer]

No, Connecticut won't foist. They write it off, the repair was recognized as unprofitable.