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‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

Her overhaul was scheduled for 2016. Congestion at Norfolk pushed it back, so she made a few more patrols instead. In 2017 her diving...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 23, 2026

PUERTO PRINCESSA, Philippines - (Dec. 9, 2018) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772) prepares to moor alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Dec. 9. Emory S. Land is a forward-deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Willoughby/RELEASED)

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A Civilian Sandblaster Set Fire to a Bag of Rags Aboard the Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Miami on May 23, 2012 Because He Wanted to Leave Work Early. It Burned for 10 Hours. Repairs Came to $700,000,000, the US Navy Scrapped the Submarine, and He Got 17 Years.

Miami had arrived at Portsmouth on March 1, 2012 for a routine 20-month overhaul. The fire took the crew quarters, command and control, and...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 23, 2026

Astute-Class Submarine BAE Systems Photo

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Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

AUKUS is best known for promising Australia nuclear-powered submarines: rotating U.S. and UK boats, Virginia-class SSNs in the 2030s, then SSN-AUKUS. But U.S. yards...

Harrison KassSeptember 22, 2026

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World’s Most Heavily Armed Submarines Fortified with New Anti-Drone Protection ‘Shield’ at Russian Navy’s Key Pacific Base

Satellite images show Russia stretching nets over submarines at Rybachiy on the Kamchatka Peninsula, including Borei-class ballistic-missile boats of the Pacific Fleet, about 4,600...

Jack BuckbySeptember 22, 2026

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Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 to replace the Astute-class and the same BAE Barrow yards must still finish Astutes, build four Dreadnought SSBNs, and fix a fleet that has at times had all five Royal Navy attack boats unavailable

Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 at BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness, the Astute-class replacement built with the U.S. and Australia. Rolls-Royce...

Harrison KassSeptember 22, 2026

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One NATO Ally Has a Class of ‘Diesel’ Submarines That Was Able to Sink a A US Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier In a Simulation and Is Now About To Become Even More Powerful Thanks to New Upgrades

The US Navy knows the power of Sweden's Gotland-class Diesel submarines that come with AIP stealth systems. And now those subs are about to...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 20, 2026

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 7, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist First Class Luke McCall)

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The Unknown NATO Walrus-Class Submarines ‘Sunk’ a US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier and 7 Escort Vessels Back in 1999 in a Simulation and Come Armed with Torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk Missiles

The Walrus-class submarine might not be very well known in generalist defense circles, and yet, despite her age, has one big claim to fame:...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 19, 2026

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Not Made in the USA: Sweden Is Planning to Build A New AIP Submarine That Might Be One of the Most Quiet on Earth and Was Built Upon a Sub That Sunk a US Navy Aircraft Carrier in a Simulation

The Gotland-class submarines from Sweden made history by famously sinking a US Navy aircraft carrier in combat drills years ago. Now Saab, the creators...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 19, 2026

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Russia’s ‘Diesel’ Foxtrot-Class Submarines Summed Up in 4 Words

Throughout the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in an undersea arms race to develop stealthier and deadlier submarines....

Isaac SeitzSeptember 18, 2026

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The Royal Navy’s New Nuclear Dreadnought-Class Missile Submarines Summed Up In 4 Words

The Dreadnought-class: Four boats, one for one against the Vanguards, built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness. The class carries the most storied name in...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 17, 2026

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‘The Math Doesn’t Work’: The US Navy Spent $800,000,000 Million on Trying to Repair a Nuclear Attack Submarine That Was Delayed So Long It Made Sense to Cancel and Retire the Sub

Aerospace & Defense

A Civilian Sandblaster Set Fire to a Bag of Rags Aboard the Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Miami on May 23, 2012 Because He Wanted to Leave Work Early. It Burned for 10 Hours. Repairs Came to $700,000,000, the US Navy Scrapped the Submarine, and He Got 17 Years.

Aerospace & Defense

Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

Aerospace & Defense

World’s Most Heavily Armed Submarines Fortified with New Anti-Drone Protection ‘Shield’ at Russian Navy’s Key Pacific Base

Aerospace & Defense

Britain will cut steel on the first SSN-AUKUS in 2027 to replace the Astute-class and the same BAE Barrow yards must still finish Astutes, build four Dreadnought SSBNs, and fix a fleet that has at times had all five Royal Navy attack boats unavailable

Aerospace & Defense

One NATO Ally Has a Class of ‘Diesel’ Submarines That Was Able to Sink a A US Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier In a Simulation and Is Now About To Become Even More Powerful Thanks to New Upgrades

Aerospace & Defense

The Unknown NATO Walrus-Class Submarines ‘Sunk’ a US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier and 7 Escort Vessels Back in 1999 in a Simulation and Come Armed with Torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk Missiles

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Not Made in the USA: Sweden Is Planning to Build A New AIP Submarine That Might Be One of the Most Quiet on Earth and Was Built Upon a Sub That Sunk a US Navy Aircraft Carrier in a Simulation

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Russia’s ‘Diesel’ Foxtrot-Class Submarines Summed Up in 4 Words

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The Royal Navy’s New Nuclear Dreadnought-Class Missile Submarines Summed Up In 4 Words

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