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The US Navy has tested a new generation engine on a submarine that makes no noise at all. As part of the modernization trials, a new magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD) was installed on the Virginia-class submarine USS Montana, which does not emit any sound during operation. Currently, the submarine’s appearance and characteristics are being kept secret, […]
UK intelligence releases satellite images of a Russian submarine and a painted “false target” in the port of Novorossiysk. The image was released by the UK Ministry of Defense. The British intelligence agency published a satellite image from February 25 showing the silhouette of a submarine painted on a pier in the port of Novorossiysk. […]
It is the USS Boise (SSN-764) of the Los Angeles class submarine The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract to HII Newport News Shipbuilding for the overhaul of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Boise (SSN-764). The deal is worth $1.2 billion and is expected to be completed by September 2029. And, as the company’s representatives […]
Russians are going to dispose of the K-152 Nerpa nuclear submarine. The submarine, which is a cruise missile carrier, was on loan, but India returned it due to technical problems. This is reported by Russian military media. The K-152 Nerpa was launched in the summer of 2006 as another submarine carrying Kalibr cruise missiles. The […]
Taiwan has presented its first submarine of its own, the Nawhal. In the event of a Chinese invasion, submarines should make it much more difficult to completely blockade the island. The targets for Nawhal will be aircraft carriers. President Tsai Ing-wen said that the construction of the diesel-electric vessel is a great achievement because it […]
The submarine has suffered such large holes that they call into question the possibility of restoring the submarine at all Photos have appeared in the public domain that clearly demonstrate the damage to the Russian diesel-electric submarineRostov-on-Don, which was hit by cruise missiles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on September 13, 2023, during a strike […]
Three decades after its decommissioning, the UK has moved forward with the process of disposing of the nuclear submarine HMS Swiftsure. The submarine retired in 1992. The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) and Babcock are engaged in the utilization of the submarine. HMS Swiftsure has been docked in Rosyth, Scotland, for 30 years. It is here […]
Naval Group is developing a project to deploy and control an unmanned aerial vehicle from a submarine. In May 2023, the final test, called “UAV on submarine,” took place near Toulon. During the test, the unmanned aerial vehicle was launched from a nuclear-powered submarine of the French Navy. A Rubis-class submarine took part in the […]
Another nuclear submarine of the US Navy docks in the Republic of Korea. Following the USS Kentucky, the USS Annapolis arrived in the country. The submarine docked at a naval base on Jeju Island. It received military supplies necessary to fulfill an unknown mission. This was reported by the Navy of the Republic of Korea. […]
This week, the US Navy sent the USS Florida (SSGN-728) to the Middle East. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine arrived in the region on April 6 and began its journey through the Suez Canal. The USS Florida (SSGN-728) will support the work of the US Fifth Fleet. The US Navy representative reminded that the submarine is […]