Russian Navy Commissions Project 636.3 Submarine ‘Ufa’
On November 16, 2022, Russian Navy commissioned the newest Project 636.3 (Improved Kilo-class) submarine "Ufa" (P-588) with a ceremony held in Admiralty Shipyards facilities...
US ponders extending Ohio class
The US Navy could extend the service life of five Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) to ease the transition to the first Columbia-class...
Korean company details Indon Sub delays
President of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Park Doo-seon revealed new details about the delayed submarine contract between the company and Indonesia during...
The wicked submarine transition problem
By Peter Briggs*
In my previous post, I suggested that Australia has insufficient submarine personnel to start a transition to nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) while...
US changes submarine training
The U.S. Navy has combined two undersea warfare courses that pit two platforms against each other, according to the commander of Naval Submarine Forces,...
New lithium-ion batteries for submarines
At Euronaval 2022, in one of the full immersion dark rooms on the Naval Group stand, the company presented its new lithium-ion battery for...
Time to plan for N-subs east coast base
By Nick Tate and Louisa Minney*
A decision on the location of a new east coast base to support the operations of nuclear-powered submarines is...
Taskforce confident on subs endeavour
By Brendan Nicholson*
After a year of intense research, the head of the 350-strong nuclear-powered submarine taskforce is confident the Royal Australian Navy will be...
Very thin cable to do the ASW trick
On its stand at Euronaval, Thales was displaying a suite of solutions to detect with, connect to and effect against unmanned systems. On the...
Australian media found wanting on subs deal
Why did no Australian media outlet tell us the easily discovered truth about the compromising of the integrity of the Australian submarine decision process...