The United States Navy commissioned its first coed submarine on Saturday, in a ceremonial event that the vessel's commander called "a truly historic moment." "Today, we commissioned our ship ...
The explosion set off a revolution in naval warfare – for the first time, a manned submarine sank an enemy warship in combat and 160 years later researchers are still looking for more answers on ...
Since the first subs sailed in the 17th century, attempts have been made to perfect the technology in the centuries that ...
The reason there are so few of these lethal submarines is their high cost per unit. Back in the 1990s, the Seawolf class accounted for about 25% of the U.S. Navy’s entire construction budget. Of ...
5. Vanguard-Class Submarine Once the greatest naval power in the world, the British Royal Navy today is a shadow of its former glory. Nevertheless, the British still possess some capabilities that ...
The first Navy submarine designed and built for a mixed-gender crew will be commissioned this weekend. The future sub New Jersey is shown here during sea trials. (U.S. Navy) The Navy is slated to ...
The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class ...
New Jersey's Sandy Hook Bay witnessed the commissioning of the most complex warfare machine ever built in the country — the USS New Jersey, now dubbed as the fastest submarine in the U.S. fleet ...
China has built upon decades of earlier failures to field a growing submarine force. Its attack boats and boomers have grown much quieter and harder to track. The fleet build-up shows the ...
India’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet late last month, a move the government says strengthens its nuclear deterrent as New Delhi casts a wary eye at ...
A second Indian submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles was commissioned on Thursday, as New Delhi is strengthens its deterrents to deal with nuke-capable neighbors China and Pakistan.
Taiwan plans to spend billions of dollars on seven more submarines in the next 14 years. Its first domestically built submarine was unveiled last fall and will undergo sea trials soon. Taiwan ...