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Key Points and Summary – The 1985 K-431 Russian Navy nuclear submarine accident wasn’t a battle loss but a refueling catastrophe at Chazhma Bay...
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Key Points and Summary – The 1985 K-431 Russian Navy nuclear submarine accident wasn’t a battle loss but a refueling catastrophe at Chazhma Bay...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Yasen-class nuclear attack submarines are emerging as the sharpest edge of Vladimir Putin’s “blue water” navy. -The latest...
Key Points and Summary – Canadian Victoria-class submarines have repeatedly penetrated NATO and allied carrier groups during exercises, scoring simulated torpedo “kills” on high-value...
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s S-3 Viking arrived as the Navy’s submarine hunter, built to replace the S-2 Tracker and stalk Soviet boats...
Key Points and Summary – As drones proliferate, navies are revisiting an old idea with new technology: the aircraft-carrying submarine. Past concepts failed because...
Key Points and Summary: Japan Needs Nuclear-Powered Submarines -Japan’s superb diesel-electric submarines were built for short, proximate defense, not the vast, fast-moving Western Pacific....
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....