India’s first nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, suffered significant damage in 2018 when a crew member left the rear hatch open, allowing seawater to flood the propulsion compartment.
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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The USS Growler was once a top-secret US Navy submarine that patrolled the ocean's depths during the Cold War. Armed with nuclear missiles and ...
Since 2000, at least 14 expedition crews have unsuccessfully tried to find the final resting place of the HMS Trooper, but the ill-fated World War II submarine has finally been located.
They’re sometimes known as sun-dodgers: that group of men and women who spend long spells of time underwater on Navy submarines. It’s a life very few outsiders can truly get their heads around.
Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The nuclear submarines built here at Newport News Shipyard and at General Dynamics Electric Boat works in Groton, Conn., stealthily carry vast lethality that can deter ...
The Russian navy said the modernization of a base in the country's Far East has enabled seven nuclear-powered submarines to be put into service over the past few years. The comment was made by ...
October 13, 2024: The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar has ordered several M23 class miniature submarines from an Italian firm. These boats are 23 meters long and five meters wide. They can dive to a ...
China Warns of Deep-Sea Spying Devices, Underwater 'Lighthouses' That Guide Foreign Submarines By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had ...
General Dynamics Corporation GD recently secured a modification contract valued at $878 million involving the Virginia Class submarines. Per the terms of the modification contract, the company ...
India approved on Wednesday plans to construct two of a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, two defence officials said, in a project estimated to cost about 450 billion rupees ($5.4 ...