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Collins submarine availability—on track but under wraps
Posted By Andrew Davies and Mark Thomson on May 29, 2015 @ 12:30
‘…when the mature fleet of six Collins submarines was available, five could be expected to [sic] available for operations at any given time, and, as the Collins were significantly more capable than the Oberons, it would therefore provide a much greater overall submarine capability.’
‘…two submarines are in full cycle docking at any one time, with, in general terms, one and sometimes two in shorter dockings and maintenance. This means Defence can currently plan on having two and sometimes three submarines available to the Fleet Commander for tasking at any one time.’
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[1] performance behind a cloak of secrecy: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/all-at-sea/
[2] to reverse engineer: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/graph-of-the-week-collins-unavailability-2/
[3] Coles Review: http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/AboutDMO/CurrentReviews/ColesReview/
[4] 2008-09 Defence Annual Report: http://www.defence.gov.au/AnnualReports/08-09/
[5] Senate Committee question-on-notice: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_Estimates/fadtctte/estimates/add1415/def/defenceqonsindex
[6] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GotW.png
[7] look good: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/coles-up-close/
[8] Navy was telling the Parliament: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_committees?url=jcpaa/submarine/chap10.pdf
[9] rule of three: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-many-submarines-part-1/
[10] government understands that: http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2013/06/14/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-joint-media-release-collins-class-submarines-update/