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Ghost Shark is being jointly developed and funded by a partnership between Defence and Anduril Australia, and will become Mission Zero (0) for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA).

Australia’s Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 18, 2024

What looks to be a counter-drone armor screen has appeared on the conning tower of the Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine Tula.

Russian Submarines Now Appear To Be Getting Anti-Drone “Cope Cages”

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 20, 2024

A decoy that looks intended to help defend against drone attack and cruise missile strikes has appeared on a pier at a Russian Navy base in the Black Sea.

Submarine Decoy Appears On Russian Naval Base Pier

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 20, 2024

The Netherlands will buy four new conventionally powered submarines from France, to replace its Cold War-era Walrus class and to contribute to a new-look defense posture in which long-range conventional strike capabilities are given new importance.

Dutch Choose French Design For New Tomahawk-Armed Submarines

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 15, 2024

Our Best Look At Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine

Our Best Look At Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 27, 2024

Royal Navy Trident Ballistic Missile Fails Test Launch For Second Time In A Row

Royal Navy Trident Ballistic Missile Fails Test Launch For Second Time In A Row

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 21, 2024

Spanish submarine Isaac Peral conducts inert torpedo tests at Cartagena Naval Base

Submarine Torpedo Test Firing Seen From Rare Bird’s-Eye View

By Oliver Parken / Updated Feb 8, 2024

NEW LADA CLASS

First Of Russia’s New Diesel-Electric Submarines Enters Service

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 31, 2024

WWII U-boats pictured amid the ruins of the Elbe II U-boat shelter

How Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWII

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jan 17, 2024

USS Columbia's X-shaped aft section seen on the move.

First Look At Columbia Missile Submarine’s X-Shaped Stern

By Howard Altman / Updated Jan 10, 2024

The US Navy recently conducted the first end-to-end test of a uncrewed underwater vehicle that can be launched and recovered via a standard torpedo tube.

Navy Submarine Just Tested A Torpedo Tube-Recovered Drone

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 11, 2023

The diesel-hydraulic/diesel-electric submarine USS Salmon at sea

The Extraordinary Tale Of USS Salmon’s Escape From Destruction

By Oliver Parken / Updated Dec 1, 2023

The Navy wants to demonstrate the ability to use a uncrewed underwater vehicle to launch and recover a drone that can operate underwater and in the air.

Uncrewed Submarine Will Launch, Recover Drone That Can Swim, Fly

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 13, 2023

An unassuming buoy is a key tool for ensuring that US Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarines can receive nuclear strike orders.

This Buoy Helps Ballistic Missile Submarines Get Nuclear Strike Orders

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 1, 2023

Still of sonar data captured by the Peruvian Navy during SIFOREX 2023

Sonar Images Show A Submarine Playing Dead On The Sea Floor

By Oliver Parken / Updated Oct 25, 2023

Yellow Submarine discotech

The Bizarre Backstory Of Croatia’s Yellow Submarine Nightclub

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 5, 2023