Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Takeaways – Britain’s Vanguard-class submarines are the silent backbone of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, built in the 1980s and 1990s to carry Trident...
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Key Takeaways – Britain’s Vanguard-class submarines are the silent backbone of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, built in the 1980s and 1990s to carry Trident...
Key Takeaways – In 2005, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco slammed at high speed into an unmapped seamount, turning a routine...
Key Takeaways – Japan’s new Taigei-class submarines mark a major leap from the Sōryū-class and signal how serious Tokyo is about undersea warfare in...
Key Points and Summary – In 1969, the brand-new nuclear attack submarine USS Guitarro famously “sank” pierside at Mare Island after a stunning series...
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Navy’s K-278 Komsomolets was a one-of-a-kind Mike-class nuclear submarine with a titanium hull and record-breaking dive depth...
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s Collins-class submarines may be few in number, but they’ve repeatedly punched far above their weight in high-end naval...
Key Points and Summary – In a little-known 1981 NATO exercise, a quietly upgraded Canadian Oberon-class diesel submarine slipped through the defenses of a...
Article Summary – In 1984, a Soviet Victor-class submarine, K-314, unexpectedly surfaced at night directly in front of USS Kitty Hawk during exercises in...
Key Points and Summary – The US Navy has taken a pragmatic approach to titanium, using it sparingly in high-stress components rather than building...
Article Summary – The U.S. Navy’s SSN(X) is envisioned as the undersea “apex predator” of the 2040s, but shipyard bottlenecks and cost pressures have...