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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...
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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...
Article Summary – The Soviet Alfa-class was a radical answer to a Cold War problem: sprint through NATO’s GIUK chokepoint, hunt U.S. carriers, and...
Article Summary – The Seawolf-class was conceived at the height of the Cold War to outclass new, ultra-quiet Soviet Akula and Sierra boats with...
Key Points and Summary – U.S. submarines still own the acoustic fight, but a wave of non-acoustic sensors is narrowing the gap. -A Naval...
Key Points and Summary – Facing a sharper PLA Navy and recent provocations, Australia is doubling down on undersea power. -While AUKUS nuclear boats...