India’s first nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, suffered significant damage in 2018 when a crew member left the rear hatch open, allowing seawater to flood the propulsion compartment.
What You Need to Know: Attack submarines equipped with cruise missiles enhance the ability to strike land targets, making multi-purpose submarines vital in modern navies. Where the confusion lies ...
Since 2000, at least 14 expedition crews have unsuccessfully tried to find the final resting place of the HMS Trooper, but the ill-fated World War II submarine has finally been located.
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The USS Growler was once a top-secret US Navy submarine that patrolled the ocean's depths during the Cold War. Armed with nuclear missiles and ...
One of the key provisions in the Australia-U.S.-U.K. (AUKUS) agreement is for America to sell Australia between three and five Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines beginning in 2032.
The Russian navy said the modernization of a base in the country's Far East has enabled seven nuclear-powered submarines to be put into service over the past few years. The comment was made by ...
As Russia ups its military activity, including the deployment of submarines, in the Arctic, the U.S. is wrestling with sending a clear message to Moscow while still hoping to temper rising ...
They’re sometimes known as sun-dodgers: that group of men and women who spend long spells of time underwater on Navy submarines. It’s a life very few outsiders can truly get their heads around.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear submarines built here at Newport News Shipyard and at General Dynamics Electric Boat works in Groton, Conn., stealthily carry vast lethality that can deter ...
October 13, 2024: The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar has ordered several M23 class miniature submarines from an Italian firm. These boats are 23 meters long and five meters wide. They can dive to a ...
Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.
India approved on Wednesday plans to construct two of a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, two defence officials said, in a project estimated to cost about 450 billion rupees ($5.4 ...