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New Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine Breaks Cover

New Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine Breaks Cover New Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 8 6:58 PM EST

Our First Look At Israel’s New Dakar Class Submarine Reveals A Very Peculiar Feature

Our First Look At Israel’s New Dakar Class Submarine Reveals A Very Peculiar Feature Our First Look At Israel’s New Dakar Class Submarine Reveals A Very Peculiar Feature

By Thomas Newdick

Jan 20 4:06 PM EST

Navy Sends A Message By Publicizing Guided Missile Submarine’s Mediterranean Presence

Navy Sends A Message By Publicizing Guided Missile Submarine’s Mediterranean Presence Navy Sends A Message By Publicizing Guided Missile Submarine’s Mediterranean Presence

By Brett Tingley

Jan 19 9:12 PM EST

British Frigate HMS Northumberland Hit A Russian Submarine With Its Towed Sonar In 2020

British Frigate HMS Northumberland Hit A Russian Submarine With Its Towed Sonar In 2020 British Frigate HMS Northumberland Hit A Russian Submarine With Its Towed Sonar In 2020

By Joseph Trevithick

Jan 6 4:22 PM EST

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Dec 30 5:45 PM EST

Congress Has Already Allocated Tens Of Millions For USS Connecticut Repairs

Congress Has Already Allocated Tens Of Millions For USS Connecticut Repairs Congress Has Already Allocated Tens Of Millions For USS Connecticut Repairs

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 23 10:41 AM EST

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut has Finally Made It Home To Washington State (Updated)

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut has Finally Made It Home To Washington State (Updated) Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut has Finally Made It Home To Washington State (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 20 10:49 PM EST

Damaged USS Connecticut Likely Had A “Nightmare Voyage” To San Diego Says Veteran Submariner (Updated)

Damaged USS Connecticut Likely Had A “Nightmare Voyage” To San Diego Says Veteran Submariner (Updated) Damaged USS Connecticut Likely Had A “Nightmare Voyage” To San Diego Says Veteran Submariner (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 15 7:37 PM EST

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Has Left San Diego On Its Voyage Home (Updated)

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Has Left San Diego On Its Voyage Home (Updated) Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Has Left San Diego On Its Voyage Home (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 15 7:24 PM EST

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Appears In San Diego After Secret Journey From Guam (Updated)

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Appears In San Diego After Secret Journey From Guam (Updated) Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Appears In San Diego After Secret Journey From Guam (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 12 4:42 PM EST

Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft

Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 26 6:26 PM EST

USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report

USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 18 8:30 PM EST

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 11 4:55 PM EST

Metallurgist Admits To Falsifying Navy Submarine Steel Strength Test Results For 36 Years

Metallurgist Admits To Falsifying Navy Submarine Steel Strength Test Results For 36 Years Metallurgist Admits To Falsifying Navy Submarine Steel Strength Test Results For 36 Years

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 9 4:02 PM EST

Australia Could Push To Acquire Retired US Navy Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarines

Australia Could Push To Acquire Retired US Navy Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarines Australia Could Push To Acquire Retired US Navy Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarines

By Brian O’Rourke

Nov 4 6:33 PM EDT

China’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The Pacific

China’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The Pacific China’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The Pacific

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 4 2:59 AM EDT

The Navy Isn’t Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat

The Navy Isn’t Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat The Navy Isn’t Prepared To Face The Growing Diesel Submarine Threat

By Kevin Noonan

Nov 3 3:20 PM EDT

USS Connecticut Smashed Into A Seamount, May Have Ripped Off Sonar Dome

USS Connecticut Smashed Into A Seamount, May Have Ripped Off Sonar Dome USS Connecticut Smashed Into A Seamount, May Have Ripped Off Sonar Dome

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 1 6:07 PM EDT

This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision

This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 22 7:25 PM EDT

New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)

New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated) New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 20 10:47 AM EDT

Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater

Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 11 6:01 PM EDT

One Of The Navy’s Prized Seawolf Class Submarines Has Suffered An Underwater Collision (Updated)

One Of The Navy’s Prized Seawolf Class Submarines Has Suffered An Underwater Collision (Updated) One Of The Navy’s Prized Seawolf Class Submarines Has Suffered An Underwater Collision (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 8 9:59 AM EDT

Russia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated)

Russia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated) Russia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 4 3:56 PM EDT

New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic

New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 28 2:46 PM EDT

UK Starts Work On A New Nuclear Submarine Right After Australia Says It’s Looking To Buy

UK Starts Work On A New Nuclear Submarine Right After Australia Says It’s Looking To Buy UK Starts Work On A New Nuclear Submarine Right After Australia Says It’s Looking To Buy

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 17 1:31 PM EDT

Australian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine Force

Australian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine Force Australian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 16 5:09 PM EDT

South Korea Successfully Launches Ballistic Missile From Its New Submarine: Report

South Korea Successfully Launches Ballistic Missile From Its New Submarine: Report South Korea Successfully Launches Ballistic Missile From Its New Submarine: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 7 1:07 PM EDT

Check Out This Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine Transformed Into A Floating Schoolhouse

Check Out This Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine Transformed Into A Floating Schoolhouse Check Out This Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine Transformed Into A Floating Schoolhouse

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 23 8:35 PM EDT

Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish Waters

Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish Waters Russian Nuclear Submarine Broke Down In Danish Waters

By Brett Tingley

Aug 4 2:19 PM EDT

The Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare Chief

The Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare Chief The Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare Chief

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 23 1:54 PM EDT

The Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable Sails

The Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable Sails The Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable Sails

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 20 12:02 PM EDT

Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine

Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 16 3:30 PM EDT

USS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)

USS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated) USS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 15 1:07 PM EDT

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 8 8:51 PM EDT

Chilean Navy Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Appears In San Diego (Updated)

Chilean Navy Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Appears In San Diego (Updated) Chilean Navy Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Appears In San Diego (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 5 9:50 PM EDT

South Korea’s Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report

South Korea’s Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report South Korea’s Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 5 5:49 PM EDT

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 5:48 PM EDT

American Ballistic Missile Submarine Makes Rare Stop In Gibraltar

American Ballistic Missile Submarine Makes Rare Stop In Gibraltar American Ballistic Missile Submarine Makes Rare Stop In Gibraltar

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 28 10:55 PM EDT

Navy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The Mediterranean

Navy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The Mediterranean Navy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The Mediterranean

By Brett Tingley

Jun 28 6:20 PM EDT

An Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Just Made A Rare And Very Quick Stop In San Diego (Updated)

An Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Just Made A Rare And Very Quick Stop In San Diego (Updated) An Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Just Made A Rare And Very Quick Stop In San Diego (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Jun 23 12:02 PM EDT

China’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 Class

China’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 Class China’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 Class

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 22 6:21 PM EDT

Russia’s Newest Submarines Are “On Par With Ours” According To Senior American General

Russia’s Newest Submarines Are “On Par With Ours” According To Senior American General Russia’s Newest Submarines Are “On Par With Ours” According To Senior American General

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 16 4:03 PM EDT

Canadian Submarine Bedeviled By Accidents For A Decade Is Finally Back In The Water

Canadian Submarine Bedeviled By Accidents For A Decade Is Finally Back In The Water Canadian Submarine Bedeviled By Accidents For A Decade Is Finally Back In The Water

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 14 1:41 PM EDT

Australia To Upgrade All Its Aging Submarines Amid Chronic Delays To Its New French Design

Australia To Upgrade All Its Aging Submarines Amid Chronic Delays To Its New French Design Australia To Upgrade All Its Aging Submarines Amid Chronic Delays To Its New French Design

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 11 3:35 PM EDT

Russia Shows Off Tiny Fleet Of Titanium-Hulled Sierra II Attack Submarines In New Video

Russia Shows Off Tiny Fleet Of Titanium-Hulled Sierra II Attack Submarines In New Video Russia Shows Off Tiny Fleet Of Titanium-Hulled Sierra II Attack Submarines In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick

May 24 4:56 PM EDT

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

By Thomas Newdick

May 12 6:26 PM EDT

Warning Shots Fired After Iranian Vessels Swarm American Missile Submarine In Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Warning Shots Fired After Iranian Vessels Swarm American Missile Submarine In Strait Of Hormuz (Updated) Warning Shots Fired After Iranian Vessels Swarm American Missile Submarine In Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

May 11 1:52 PM EDT

Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics

Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics

By Joseph Trevithick

May 10 5:30 PM EDT

Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service

Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service

By Thomas Newdick

May 7 2:09 PM EDT

France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)

France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated) France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 28 1:10 PM EDT

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

By Juan Rivera

Apr 23 12:00 AM EDT

The Search Is On For A Missing Indonesian Navy Submarine

The Search Is On For A Missing Indonesian Navy Submarine The Search Is On For A Missing Indonesian Navy Submarine

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 21 12:31 PM EDT

Watch Two French Submarine Halves Get Grafted Together In A Remarkable Repair Job

Watch Two French Submarine Halves Get Grafted Together In A Remarkable Repair Job Watch Two French Submarine Halves Get Grafted Together In A Remarkable Repair Job

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 15 5:52 PM EDT

Russian Submarine Surfaced Beside Huge Hole Blown Open In The Ice Seen In Satellite Imagery

Russian Submarine Surfaced Beside Huge Hole Blown Open In The Ice Seen In Satellite Imagery Russian Submarine Surfaced Beside Huge Hole Blown Open In The Ice Seen In Satellite Imagery

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 29 10:01 PM EDT

Three Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Surfaced Through The Arctic Ice Together

Three Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Surfaced Through The Arctic Ice Together Three Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Surfaced Through The Arctic Ice Together

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 26 3:14 PM EDT

The UK Says It Could Now Use Nuclear Weapons Against Threats From “Emerging Technologies”

The UK Says It Could Now Use Nuclear Weapons Against Threats From “Emerging Technologies” The UK Says It Could Now Use Nuclear Weapons Against Threats From “Emerging Technologies”

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 16 4:54 PM EDT

One Of America’s Most Capable Submarines Has Been In An Ongoing Battle Against Bed Bugs

One Of America’s Most Capable Submarines Has Been In An Ongoing Battle Against Bed Bugs One Of America’s Most Capable Submarines Has Been In An Ongoing Battle Against Bed Bugs

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 11 4:48 AM EST

The U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly Expand

The U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly Expand The U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly Expand

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 10 5:48 PM EST

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 14 5:54 AM EST

A Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)

A Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated) A Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Feb 11 1:29 PM EST

Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week

Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 11 1:27 PM EST

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Feb 9 8:38 PM EST

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated) Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 9 11:28 AM EST

Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System

Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 2 5:00 PM EST