Nuclear Powered Submarine

Russian president Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow seeks to revitalize and modernize the Russian Navy with new shipbuilding programs that will continue through 2050.

The AUKUS program—sweeping in the intimacy and level of its proposed cooperation—has enjoyed a high level of bipartisan support among the Australian political elite. First agreed by the Coalition government...

The United States has never sold a nuclear-powered vessel to any nation. In 1958 it transferred technology that enabled the UK to build its own nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) and ballistic...

The Indian Navy’s thirty-year plan for the submarine building was approved by the government’s Committee on Safety (CCS) in July 1999 but has been “in the doldrums” for many years....

The United States has appointed a senior U.S. Navy officer to head up the American leg of the AUKUS triad, choosing a U.S. Navy attack submarine admiral to the post....

The Columbia-class will replace the U.S. Navy’s Cold War-era Ohio-class boomers — they’ll also be the quietest, deadliest submarines in existence. General Dynamics Electric Boat, the United States legendary ship-builder,...

The U.S. Navy christened its eighth Block III Virginia-class submarine, marking the end of the Block III Virginia-class variant. A Navy press release said that because of COVID-19, “there was...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Due to the Komsomolets location—nearly 1,000 kilometers from the Soviet Union’s border—Soviet Naval authorities were faced with a difficult choice. The Komsomolets was floated in 1983,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The large Akula, which displaced nearly thirteen thousand tons submerged, featured a steel double hull typical to Soviet submarines, allowing the vessel to take on...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Xia-class boat was thought to have gone into refit in 1995, and was not seen for years. It surfaced briefly in 2000 at a military...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Fifteen minutes after reaching test depth, Thresher reported to Skylark, “Experiencing minor difficulties. Have positive up angle. Am attempting to blow [ballast tanks]. Will keep you informed.”...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Severodvinsk may be slower, but it can dive deeper. The Virginia may be faster, but according to Combat Ships of the World, the hull has only been tested...