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Pillar II: new uncrewed undersea vessel

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ThayerMahan and Ocius have inaugurated a persistent uncrewed undersea surveillance vessel that supports the objectives of AUKUS Pillar II, part of the trilateral security...

How do submarines navigate?

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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...

AUKUS n-sub program on track

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By Jennifer Parker* Since the announcement in September 2021 that Australia intended to acquire nuclear-powered submarines in partnership with Britain and the United States, the...

AUKUS: UK Commons inquiry

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On 2 April the UK’s Parliamentary Defence Committee launched an inquiry into AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between the UK, the US and Australia....

New Russian nuclear sub launched

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A brand new nuclear-powered Russian submarine was floated out of the Sevmash yard's dock hall on Thursday. Russia is now half-way in launching the...

USN nuclear boss upbeat on subs

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The Navy is counting on innovations to help it build and staff submarines and ships more efficiently as demand for the capability grows, the...

A new nuclear age for Britain

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On 20th March, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, and John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence, visited Barrow-in-Furness to join submariners on HMS Vanguard...

Update on Virginia-Class Submarine Program & AUKUS Submarine Pillar 1

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On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 109 page report titled Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project:...

Russia plans larger Arctic sub fleet

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Russia plans to significantly increase and modernize the firepower of its Arctic-based submarine fleet. Before the end of the decade three additional Borei-class nuclear...

Unseen sacrifice in the Silent Service

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By George Allison, UK Defence Journal Beneath the vast, unforgiving ocean, hidden from the world and far removed from everything we take for granted, a...