BAE Systems wins £3.95-billion contract to start SSN-AUKUS sub work

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

High-speed, super agile Super Sub shows up in the flesh at Monaco

The outrageous Super Sub – the world's fastest private submersible – has been built and unveiled

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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Patrick Lahey interview part 3: Memorable dives from a remarkable career

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

Patrick Lahey interview part 2: Starting a new submarine company

It takes guts to start a company. It takes a lot more guts to start a company manufacturing cutting-edge private submarines. And as Triton’s CEO and co-founder explains, it takes even more guts to slap down your money and become the first customer.Cont… Continue reading Patrick Lahey interview part 2: Starting a new submarine company

Patrick Lahey interview part 1: Birth of a submarine obsession

2023 is not a good year to be running a submarine company, but we caught up with Patrick Lahey, CEO and co-founder of Florida’s Triton Submarines, for a three-part chat about a remarkable career with highlights as low as a human being can possibly go.C… Continue reading Patrick Lahey interview part 1: Birth of a submarine obsession

AUKUS treaty members set sights on revolutionary quantum sub navigation

Using very small atoms to guide very large submarines, Q-CTRL has been awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence to develop quantum mechanics systems for the AUKUS treaty partners to navigate subs on long underwater missions.Continue R… Continue reading AUKUS treaty members set sights on revolutionary quantum sub navigation

It’s alive! French Navy takes delivery of nuclear ‘Frankensub’

In a move worthy of an old-school mad scientist, Naval Group has handed over to the French Navy a “Frankensub” made by stitching together the back half of one nuclear attack submarine with the front half of another.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, T… Continue reading It’s alive! French Navy takes delivery of nuclear ‘Frankensub’

Submarine Cables Face Escalating Cybersecurity Threats, Report

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The report also raises concerns about the increasing influence of hyperscale companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft in the global cable network, potentially leading to market monopolies and challenges to digital sovereignty.
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Submarine Cables at Risk of Nation-State Sabotage, Spying: Report

Recorded Future underlines threats to submarine telecommunication cables, such as the risk of intentional sabotage and spying by nation-state threat actors.
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