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Taking a plot point from the 1990 Sean Connery thriller The Hunt for Red October, DARPA is working on a super-silent submarine drive that has no moving parts and provides propulsion through the water using magnets and electricity.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading DARPA launches program in quest for “Red October” silent submarine drive
Last year we first heard about the Nautilus, a planned US$25 million submersible superyacht designed by Germany’s U-Boat Worx. The company has now provided the first images and descriptions of the vessel’s interior, which looks like it would do Jules V… Continue reading U-Boat Worx releases pics of Nautilus submersible superyacht’s interior
The US, UK, and Australian governments have issued a joint statement outlining the AUKUS treaty plan to provide the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with nuclear-powered attack submarines, which includes the development of a new British-designed AUKUS-class… Continue reading Australia to receive new design nuclear submarine under AUKUS treaty
A Cold War story has come to an end as the largest ever submarine is put out to pasture. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the Dmitry Donskoy, the first of the gigantic Typhoon submarines and the last still in service, has been officiall… Continue reading Largest ever submarine heads for Russian scrapyard
The Poseidon is the largest torpedo ever built and runs on a nuclear-powered engine. Continue reading Russia Says Its ‘Unstoppable’ Nuclear Underwater Drone Is Ready to Go
About two years ago, [Hyperspace Pirate] set to work on building his own two-seater submarine, because who doesn’t want to have a submarine when you have just moved to Florida? …read more Continue reading Building a Homemade Ambient Pressure Submarine
Many readers will already be familiar with so-called narco subs, used to smuggle narcotics from South America into Florida and area. Well, according to a new study, the design of such watercraft could actually have some practical – and legal – applicat… Continue reading Study suggests semi-submersible design may make for more efficient ships
The projects featured on these pages frequently rule the air, the ground, the rails, and even the waves, but very rarely do they rule the deep. Building a submarine is …read more Continue reading 2022 FPV Contest: Turbo Super Submarine
Battery power is finding its way into all forms of transportation, even those meant purely for recreation and thrills. This year, all-electric water toys took on many shapes and styles, from powerful add-on e-drives, to over/underwater submersible hydr… Continue reading The 10 most tantalizing electric water toys of 2022
The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4-million (US$18.9-million) contract to MSubs to build a cutting-edge robotic submarine, called Cetus, that will be the largest in Europe and will be capable of diving deeper than conventional submarines.Continue Readin… Continue reading Royal Navy awards contract for Europe’s largest crewless submarine