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Northrop Grumman introduces its first completed prototype Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that it is developing for DARPA. The extra-large submarine glider is designed to carry out long-range undersea missions without human assistance.Conti… Continue reading Northrop Grumman debuts Manta Ray robotic underwater glider
The US Navy has taken delivery of its first giant robotic submarine. Boeing’s Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), also known as “Orca,” has completed acceptance tests including extensive surface and underwater trials.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading US Navy receives first long-range robotic submarine
The US, UK, and Australia AUKUS agreement is about more than nuclear subs, as evidenced by the three nations announcing the building of an international Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) network intended to monitor space out to geosynchronous… Continue reading AUKUS partners to build global deep-space defense tracking network
On November 18, 2023, over the Bay of Biscay, France successfully launched the latest unarmed version of the three-stage M51.3 strategic ballistic missile that carries the country’s submarine-borne nuclear deterrent wing.Continue ReadingCategory: Milit… Continue reading France tests new submarine-launched nuclear missile
Although the Nemo personal submarine is billed as “the lightest manned submersible ever built,” it’s still typically hefted into the water via a crane on a superyacht. The Beachlauncher offers an easier alternative, in which the sub is simply driven in… Continue reading Beachlauncher allows Nemo sub pilots to drive in and out of the water
The US Navy has highlighted the future of the US/UK seaborne nuclear deterrent by successfully launching a Trident II D5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana for a record 191 times.Co… Continue reading US Navy completes record 191 flight tests of the Trident II D5 missile
The UK/US/Australian AUKUS nuclear attack submarine treaty is moving from diplomacy to nuts-and-bolts after the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a £3.95-billion (US$4.8 billion) contract to begin detailed design work and long-term procurement for the SSN… Continue reading BAE Systems wins £3.95-billion contract to start SSN-AUKUS sub work
U-Boat Works has unveiled “the fastest private submersible ever conceived” – let alone built. The three-person bubble-cabin Super Sub looks like an underwater supercar, and it’s quick enough to cruise, if not sprint, with bottlenose dolphins.
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Continue reading High-speed, super agile Super Sub shows up in the flesh at Monaco
Submarines have always been about stealth; that’s always been the whole point of putting them underwater. Tracking them can be difficult, even to this day, but China may have a …read more Continue reading China May Have a New Submarine Tracking Technology
In the final part of our extended chat, the CEO and co-founder of Triton Submarines takes us through some highlight dives from an extraordinary career, from salvaging the “smoking gun” from the Challenger space shuttle and filming with James Cameron, t… Continue reading Patrick Lahey interview part 3: Memorable dives from a remarkable career