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UK Sends HMS Anson to Australia—AUKUS Rotation Tests a Stretched Royal Navy The UK has sent the HMS Anson, an Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine...
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UK Sends HMS Anson to Australia—AUKUS Rotation Tests a Stretched Royal Navy The UK has sent the HMS Anson, an Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine...
Amur-Class Submarine: What You Need To Know Russia’s Amur-class attack submarine is marketed as an export-oriented evolution of the Lada/Kilo design family, with two...
Japan’s submarine tradition stretches from the Imperial Japanese Navy’s deadly World War II boats—highlighted here by I-168’s role at Midway—to a smaller, highly advanced...
A retired UK rear admiral and former Ministry of Defence nuclear-policy director warns the SSN-AUKUS effort is at high risk because the Royal Navy’s...
Summary and Key Points: China’s expanding attack-submarine fleet is no longer just a numbers story; it is about capability, persistence, and how Beijing might...
Synopsis: In a 2005 Pacific war game, the Swedish diesel-electric submarine HSwMS Gotland shattered the myth of U.S. naval invincibility by repeatedly “sinking” the...
Key Points and Summary – The Russian Navy’s Kilo-class submarines, originally developed in the 1970s, remain a critical asset despite their age. Known as...
Summary and Key Points: Researchers from the U.S. Navy, Electric Boat, and the University of Connecticut have developed a breakthrough method using “neutron beams”...
Key Points and Summary – China’s latest Yuan-class submarine, the Type 039C, represents a significant evolution in the PLAN’s non-nuclear fleet, designed specifically for...
Key Points and Summary – The United States has executed the seizure of two sanctioned oil tankers, the Marinera and the M/T Sophia, in...