Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary – During a 2000 joint U.S.–Australian exercise, an Australian Collins-class diesel-electric submarine reached a valid simulated firing position on a...
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Key Points and Summary – During a 2000 joint U.S.–Australian exercise, an Australian Collins-class diesel-electric submarine reached a valid simulated firing position on a...
Key Points and Summary – In February 2009, Britain’s HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant—both ballistic-missile submarines—collided while submerged in the Atlantic during routine...
Key Points and Summary – America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent now hinges on the Columbia-class SSBN, a program projected at roughly $348 billion over its...
Key Points and Summary – USS Thresher’s sinking on April 10, 1963—during deep-dive trials off Cape Cod—remains a defining cautionary tale for the U.S....
Key Points and Summary – Drone swarms, cruise missiles, and cheap loitering munitions have made modern surface warships look like easy prey. -But that...
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s Collins-class submarines entered service in the late 1990s under a cloud: they were noisy, unreliable, and hampered by...
Key Points and Summary – America’s Ohio-class submarines are giants—and a big chunk of their punch is about to retire. -Four converted SSGNs that...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines were built for stealth, endurance, and chokepoint warfare—exactly what matters in the First Island...
Key Points and Summary – The Navy is linking Pearl Harbor history to today’s undersea fight by naming a new Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy has only 53 fast-attack submarines against a formal requirement of 66, even as missions multiply from...