Japan Not Interested in Selling Subs to India

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Vivek Raghuvanshi and Paul Kallender-Umezu, Japan Unlikely To Join Indian Sub Tender. Defense News, Apr 11, 2015
www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... -transfer/25454669/

Quote:

"Japan has shown little interest in competing its Sōryū 蒼龍 [in commission 2009- ] -class submarines in the Indian Navy's $12 billion tender for six conventional air independent propulsion (AIP) subs

" 'the Soryu-class is considerably larger than either the [Germany's] Type 214 [builder: HDW], [France's] Scorpène[whose builder is DCNS] or even the Russian improved Kilo, and can carry a much heavier weapons load,' said Probal Ghosh, senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation. 'They are seemingly quieter and longer-ranged than the other boats on the market. Cost-wise it is comparable to the other subs. But the designed life of Japanese subs is only 20 years, which is much less than what the other subs are designed for.' * * * Alessio Patalano, a Japanese naval expert at King's College, London, said * * * that the Soryu class is more technologically advanced and stealthier than competitive diesel vessels"

Note:
(a) The Japanese surname Umezu 梅津.

(b) Scorpène-class submarine
(i) In Modern English and French both, the spelling of "scorpion" is the same (I do not know about pronunciation)--"noun masculine" in French.  In fact, the English word is derived from Old French scorpion, which through Latin came from Ancient Greek.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scorpion
(ii) The French noun feminine "scorpène" is
Scorpaenidae
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpaenidae
("the scorpionfish, are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's

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(c) Sōryū "is a conventional diesel electric submarine with AIP from Kockums"
(i) Sōryū-class submarines "are fitted with air-independent propulsion based on Kockums stirling engines license-built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries"   Wikipedia
(ii) However, Kockums iss tarnished: the problematic Collins-class submarines of Australia (in commission 1996- ) was based on Kockums' Type 471 submarine, fitted with the Rockwell International's combat system. Rockwell is defunct.
(iii)
(A) Kockums Naval Solutions "is a shipyard in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab Group." Wikipedia
(B) On the Right Track Since 1859. Kockums Industrier--Railway logistics since 1859, undated (About us > our history)
www.kockumsindustrier.se/en-us/about-us/our-history/
(Frans Henrik Kockum; In 1840, Kockums foundry and mechanical workshop was inaugurated; in 1859, Frans Henrik Kockum started supplying railway wagons for the main line (between Malmö and Lund) in southern Sweden)

The meaning of the surname Kockum is unclear.
(C) Malmö
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmö
(third largest city in Sweden [across Øresund strait from Copenhagen, linked by a bridge over an island in the strait; click "Øresund Region" in this Wiki page]; original name was Malmhaug, meaning "Gravel pile" or "Ore Hill"/  In 1840, the Kockums shipyard was founded and it eventually developed as one of the largest shipyards in the world)
(iv) The Sterling Engine; An engine for the future. Kockums Naval Solution, SAAB, undated.
www.saabgroup.com/en/Naval/Kocku ... he-Stirling-Engine/
("Navy Kockums has developed the world's first operational air-independent propulsion system for submarines - the Stirling AIP")

Read the sections from mid-Web-page down, starting with the section whose heading is: "It all began with a water pump."
(v) Karim Nice, How Stirling Engines Work. HowStuffWorks, undated.
auto.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine.htm

Read only the first 1 1/2 Web pages.

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(d) "Shyam Kumar Singh, a retired Indian Navy captain [said,] 'They [Sōryū-class submarines] seem to be at par with German submarines.'"

Well, the phrase is, and should be, "on a par with."

(e) "Japan is taking a cautious approach to any additional deal with India because it is focused on finalizing the sale to New Delhi of some 15 to 18 ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious search-and-rescue planes before tackling new business."

ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious planes
(i) home page. ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd 新明和工業, undated
www.shinmaywa.co.jp/english/

shows the amphibious planes.
(ii) History; It has been more than 60 years since we took on the corporate name of ShinMaywa. ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd, undated
www.shinmaywa.co.jp/english/company/history.html

Quote:

"1918  Japan's first aircraft manufacturer, Nippon Aircraft Manufacturing Company was founded by Seibe KAWANISHI 川西 清兵衛, the founder of our former entity Kawanishi Aircraft Company Limited, and Chikuhei NAKAJIMA 中島 知久平, the founder of Nakajima Aircraft Co, Ltd 中島飛行機株式会社 (now Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.)

"1949  Shin Meiwa Industry Company Limited (later renamed as ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd) was established. * * * the new company started up a series of successful new businesses with a focus on "wa (harmony)."

"1952  Ban on aircraft manufacturing lifted

* Seibe KAWANISHI 川西 清兵衛 かわにし せいべえ:
Japanese transliteration of the given name should be Sei-be-e (and this is how Japanese pronounce the name), where "ei" is a long vowel of "e," plus both "he"  and "e" are Chinese pronunciations of 兵 and 衛, respectively. (The "he" is softened to 'be' due to its position in the middle of a word.)  But foreigners will be confused with the last "e," which is thus dropped--a unique situation only about him.

He was "川西財閥の創業者."  川西財閥 is defunct after World War II--and became ShinMaywa according to the company.  
* The "may" in "ShinMaywa" is not found in Japanese transliteration, which does have "mei"--a Chinese pronunciation of 明 (as in Meiji 明治).


(f) A source said, "It has been said that India wants up to a 30 percent offset for the US-2 deal, and Japanese negotiators are unsure how to conclude the agreement."

offset agreement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_agreement
(Offset agreements are protectionist, and distort competition; section 1 Definition)