New Humvee?

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Christopher Drew, Revamped Humvee Draws Military’s Eye; A design for cheaper, and more nimble, mine-resistant vehicles. New York Times, July 23, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/business/humvee-with-chimney-for-safety-draws-militarys-interest.html?scp=1&sq=humvee&st=cse
(George Tunis, Hardwire's CEO, "said the chimney, which is hidden next to a gunner’s turret atop the Humvee, is the biggest change. But like the mine-resistant vehicles, the Humvee prototypes have V-shaped steel bottoms to deflect parts of the blasts.")

Note:
(a) The second phto in this report might show an upward, mushroom-like plume from blast through the chimney, amid other explosion forces.
(b) A bird's-eye view of the experimental Humvee, shows the chimney, in a photo of Hardwire LLC.
http://www.hardwirellc.com/solutions/hmmwv_sbc.html


----------------------------Separately
(1) Diving into the Abyss Aboard Britain's World-Leading Submarine Rescue System. Eleven years after 118 submariners met a grisly death at the bottom of the ocean in the Kursk, a British team has developed the most advanced underwater rescue system in the world. Andrew Preston watches them go into action. Daily Mail, July 23, 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2016798/Diving-abyss-aboard-Britains-world-leading-submarine-rescue-system.html  

(a) Quote:

"The British co-pilot of the rescue vehicle  speaks slowly and deliberately into his microphone: ‘Lima, Lima, Lima.’  The signal is broadcast directly into the Mediterranean Sea via ‘underwater telephone’ using low frequency sound waves. The message is picked up in the control room of the Alrosa, a Russian submarine from the Black Sea fleet.

"Nato’s submarine rescue system is the most advanced in the world and is based in Faslane just north of the Firth of Clyde. Nemo was built in North Yorkshire and Britain is a world leader in this technology.

"Nemo can operate in heavy seas, in waves up to 16ft high, and can rescue from depths of 2,000ft beneath the surface. Beyond that, submariners recognise that there is no hope – their boat will simply implode and be blasted into pieces.

"the British have also sold systems to Singapore, South Korea and the LR7 rescue vehicle to China. At a recent submarine rescue conference a Chinese admiral made it clear to members of the British contingent, through an interpreter, that China would have bought more had our defence export rules not forbidden it.

"If a submarine is in danger it will release UHF/VHF indicator buoys, which broadcast using reserved  maritime frequencies. They can also release buoys linked to satellites which send signals with an ID for the submarine which can only be recognised by its own country’s authorities.

(b) Note:
(i) For Nemo, see Captain Nemo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo
(section 1 Etymology)
(ii) Cartagena, Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartagena,_Spain
(a Mediterranean city and naval station; section 3.1 Ancient history)
(iii) For Faslane, see HMNB Clyde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Clyde
(to the north of the Firth of Clyde; The submarine base encompasses a number of separate sites, the primary two being: Faslane, 25 miles from Glasgow, and another)

* firth (n): "ESTUARY"
www.m-w.com
* Clyde river flows through Glasgow.
(iv) bend (n): "plural but sing or plural in constr : the painful manifestations (as joint pain) of decompression sickness; also : DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS—usually used with 'the'"
(v) Skye
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye
(an island off Scotland; section 1 Etymology: The meaning of this name is not clear)
(vi) Galicia (Spain)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Spain)
(vii) Sevastopol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol
(a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula; formerly the home of the Russian then Soviet Black Sea Fleet, is now home to a Ukrainian naval base and a Russian naval base in facilities leased by the Russian Navy0

(2) Brendan Nicholson, Smith seeking US help to build 12 subs. The Australian, July 25, 2011 (available now).
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/smith-seeking-us-help-to-build-12-subs/story-fn59niix-1226100939528

Quote:

"While the US Navy operates only nuclear-powered submarines and some defence analysts have suggested that Australia should buy or lease a nuclear fleet from the Americans, Mr Smith, Australia defense minister] told The Australian before he left on Friday that nuclear submarines were not an option for Australia. The answer for Australia was a conventional fleet to be built in South Australia, he said.

"The building of the so-called Future Submarine will be Australia's biggest-ever defence project. The 12 big, long-range boats are expected to cost about $36 billion.

My comment:
(a) Anythign like this is potentially beneficial to Taiwan's quest to obtain conventionally powered submarines from US.
(b) Regarding quotation 2. President George W Bush promised eight conventionally powered submarines to Taiwan. In 2004, US listed price: $8 billion. KMT and its rising star, Mr Ma Ying-jeou, cried out, complaining of price gouging.  

(3) US Army Allows Taiwan Students to Mark Uniforms. China Post (Taipei), July 24, 2011
http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2011/07/24/310873/US-Army.htm

(4) Eric Niller, Robotic Jet Ski Set to Patrol Harbors. Called "Blackfish," the vehicle is designed to protect harbors from terrorists posing as recreational watercrafts or swimmers. Discovery News, July 20, 2011
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotic-jet-ski-patrol-harbors-110720.html
(development by the British defense contractor Qinetiq)

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