N-subs: worth the wait and cost
By Kim Beazley*
The United States has never sold a nuclear-powered vessel to any nation. In 1958 it transferred technology that enabled the UK to...
Russian sub goes under Arctic ice sheet
Almost two months after it set out from the Kola Peninsula, nuclear powered Borei-class sub Generalissimus Suvorov arrives in its new home base of...
US undersea fleet getting stronger
Seth Cropsey’s recent commentary in the Wall Street Journal on the state of the US submarine force unfortunately omits numerous recent developments that cast...
Brazilian N-sub a step closer
On October 4, 2023, the first steel plates of a test section for the future nuclear-powered attack submarine "Álvaro Alberto" were cut during a...
Third nuclear submarine shipyard needed
The Pentagon needs a third shipyard that can build nuclear-powered ships so the U.S. can keep pace with China and Russia’s nuclear modernization, a...
Remains of submersible Titan recovered
The Coast Guard has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the...
The fraught task of submarine rescue
By Andrew Song*
In the race against time, recent history demonstrates that technology remains limited for submarine search and rescue efforts. (The Centre for International...
US and Australians look at UK sub maintenance
Representatives from Australia and the United States have embarked on a visit to the UK’s Faslane naval base, joining Royal Navy personnel to gain...
How many nuclear submarines are needed?
By Peter Briggs*
The September 2021 announcement of Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS program indicated that ‘at least eight’ would...
UK commits $7.7b to SNN-AUKUS
The British Government has committed nearly £4 billion, or $A7.7 billion, to the next phase in the development of nuclear-powered submarines as part of...