Submarines

Conventional and remote/autonomous subsurface vessels

Submarine construction in SA sooner than thought

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Now we have to create a nuclear submarine industry. Fast. The early-2040s target to complete our first locally built nuclear sub can be misleading....

Details of the new Virginia-class capability

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Below is a link to a USA report with multiple graphics showing the capability of the n ext generation Virginia-class submarine. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/05/23/navy-spy-submarine-design-graphics/11742857002/

US likely to act on Ohio extensions earlier

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The U.S. Navy may begin investing in life extensions for some Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines earlier than expected, with the service secretary telling a...

Dealing with major threat to submarines

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ASW helicopters are a submarine's worst nightmare. With the development of IDAS, TKMS is looking to reshuffle the cards for submarine defence systems against...

Indonesia looks to France for its subs program

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Indonesia is planning to spend big on building its submarine fleet with France’s help, potentially nixing its long-standing defense partnership with South Korea in...

US subs’ more public profile

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A U.S. nuclear-armed submarine will make a publicly announced visit to South Korea within months, prompting debate about the wisdom of a heightened public...

Israel’s new autonomous submarine

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On 05 May 2023, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled a large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called BlueWhale, which is described as an unmanned submarine...

US N-subs to dock in S Korea

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Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South...

India goes for extra-large uncrewed submarines

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India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a project to design and develop Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV). A document released last month...

AUKUS: Canada stuggles to keep up

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By Dave Makichuk, Western Standard You might recall the running joke, a few years ago. It was said that the West Edmonton Mall had more...