Key Points and Summary – Repeated naval war games have revealed an uncomfortable truth: quiet diesel-electric submarines can routinely “sink” billion-dollar aircraft carriers. -From...
Article Summary – In 2005, Swedish AIP submarine HMS Gotland stunned the U.S. Navy by repeatedly “killing” carrier USS Ronald Reagan in exercises, exposing...
Key Points and Summary – Sweden’s A26 Blekinge-class is pitched as the world’s first “fifth-generation” conventional submarine, pairing ultra-low acoustic signatures with advanced ISR,...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy Can’t Miss the AIP Submarine Advantage -Air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines are reshaping undersea warfare. Sweden, Japan, and...
Key Points and Summary – In 2005, Sweden’s AIP-equipped HSwMS Gotland penetrated a U.S. carrier strike group and logged simulated torpedo “kills” on USS...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy exclusively operates nuclear-powered submarines due to their unparalleled advantages in endurance, speed, and firepower, which are...
Key Points and Summary – Sweden is building the new Blekinge-class (A26) submarine, an evolutionary successor to the legendary Gotland-class that famously “sank” the...
Key Points and Summary – In a legendary 2005 wargame, the small Swedish diesel-electric submarine HSwMS Gotland repeatedly slipped through the U.S. Navy’s most...