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The Next-Gen Columbia-class Submarine Is 18 Months Behind Schedule

The US Navy’s upcoming Columbia-class submarines are facing delays of up to 18 months, as the service struggles to field a ...
The National Interest on MSN

Royal Navy Commissions New Astute-class Attack Submarine

The newest sub in service of the Royal Navy is part of the Astute class of fast attack submarines. Fast attack submarines, like the HMS Agamemnon, are designed to wreak havoc on enemy shipping during ...
The Diplomat

Panel Urges Japan to Use ‘Next-Generation Propulsion Systems’ in New Submarines

The blue-ribbon panel called for the use of unspecified “next-generation propulsion systems” in new submarines equipped with ...
Newsweek

New Chinese Submarine Seen in Satellite Photos

Satellite imagery discovered a new submarine in a Chinese shipyard as China, which has the world's largest navy by hull count, expands and modernizes its naval fleet. The Chinese Defense Ministry did ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy commissions the USS Iowa, its newest fast-attack submarine

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa. “This event ...
SlashGear

How Do Submarines Navigate Underwater?

Unlike large vessels traveling on the ocean's surface or most other vehicles on the planet, military submarines do not have windows. A submarine's commander can't tell their helmsman to hang a right ...
Task & Purpose

Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Iowa

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New London ...