Sub survivor recalls record-breaking Atlantic rescue mission 50 years later
Almost exactly 50 years after his small submersible plummeted to the Atlantic Ocean floor, the 85-year-old English man is now being confronted with those memories again.
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Australia to buy US nuclear subs in ambitious new pact
DefenceTalkAustralia has unveiled plans to buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious plan to bulk up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China. The …
North Korea arms its submarines with new cruise missiles
North Korean state media announced on Monday that its Armed Forces have successfully tested two submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) for the first time. State media said the “underwater launching drill” off the east coast serves as “proof of the r…
Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines as part of AUKUS alliance strategy
AUKUS is a pact between the U.S., Australia and Britain to share nuclear submarine technology amid a broader allied push against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
HII builds new submarine-construction facility
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of manufacturing, broke ground on a new facility that will support nuclear submarine construction at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. As noted by…