Russia has strengthened its airbase in Armenia with a batch of overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets, a military official said Tuesday.Russia’s 3624th Air Base at the Erebuni airport in Yerevan previously hosted at least 16 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets operating under the framework of air defense agreements concluded between the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
“A batch of fourth-generation MiG-29 multirole fighter jets has been put in service with the Russian airbase at Eerebuni after an extensive overhaul,” a spokesman for the Southern Military District, Col. Igor Gorbul, said without specifying the number of aircraft.
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The crazy idea of building 12 antiquated diesel electric submarines for a guess of $36 billion in 2009 dollar value which will really be $80 billion????, Or maybe $100 billion????, in 2023 dollars should be ridiculed for its stupidity and waste of taxpayer’s money.
ReplyDeleteThree Virginia class nuclear powered submarines should be purchased as soon as possible from the US to at least guard our amphibious battle fleet from attacking submarines and surface ships.
Surely arrangements can be made with the US government to build the remaining seven or nine submarines with nuclear power plants partially in Australia in cooperation with the US ship builders.
The Collin's subs have depth restrictions, speed restrictions, periscopes that vibrate and leak water, endless battery, generator and engine problems, and no capacity to provide the firepower and endurance demanded to adequately defend our 36,000kilometre coastline.
ReplyDeleteYet the Collins subs are by far the most expensive submarines to maintain in the world with costs running at over $150 million per annum per sub despite being unavailable for combat most of the time. By contrast, a US nuclear Ohio class submarine three times the size of the Collins class costs $50 million to operate per year with excellent availability.
Problem with nuclear subs is that they are very noisy compared to diesel/AIP subs. A nuclear sub has higher speed and better endurance but is also easier to track. Why is a bigger sub better than a smaller sub, it's what the sub can do that matters not it's size. In fact, a bigger sub limits it's use.
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