Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Synopsis: While the U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service” typically operates in classified secrecy, it occasionally surfaces its submarines to send powerful messages...
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Key Points and Synopsis: While the U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service” typically operates in classified secrecy, it occasionally surfaces its submarines to send powerful messages...
Key Points and Synopsis: The United States has seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic after a high-stakes, two-week pursuit, during...
Synopsis: The Russian Kilo-class submarine, nicknamed the “black hole” by the U.S. Navy for its advanced stealth and noise-reduction technologies, remains a potent threat...
Synopsis: On January 8, 2005, the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco collided with an uncharted underwater mountain while traveling at over 30 knots, resulting...
Synopsis: While Russia’s surface fleet often lags behind, its submarine force has a history of “cutting-edge” innovation, exemplified by the Soviet Union’s use of...
Synopsis: Japan’s new Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) submarines represent a “generational leap” in undersea warfare, designed to be heavier, quieter, and more lethal than the...
Key Points and Summary – The Sierra II-class (Project 945A Kondor) submarines are the Russian Navy’s last active titanium-hulled boats following the retirement of...
Synopsis and Key Points: Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines were built for coastal warfare, but their modernized variants remain central to Moscow’s strategy decades later....
Synopsis: Reports in early 2025 suggested Morocco could be evaluating Russia’s Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarines as it explores acquiring its first undersea force. -Moscow is...
Synopsis: The undersea attack submarine race in 2026 is being defined by quieting, sensors, and payload—because the best attack submarines are no longer “just”...