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(Oct. 1, 2005) - The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the “Sea and Air Parade” held as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week tribute to Southern California-area military members and their families. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier (RELEASED)

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Forget Aircraft Carriers: Diesel Submarines Are Becoming Silent and Stealth Powerhouse

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...

Jack BuckbyNovember 27, 2025

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Russia’s ‘Titanium-Hulled’ Sierra I-Class Attack Submarines Are Just About Useless

Key Points and Summary – The Sierra I-class was the Soviet Navy’s bold attempt to build an ultra-high-performance nuclear attack submarine using a titanium...

Caleb LarsonNovember 27, 2025

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The Navy Had a Nuclear Submarine That Could Tap Russia’s Undersea Cables and Self Destruct

Key Points and Summary – USS Halibut began life as a Regulus cruise-missile submarine, but its real legacy came after a radical refit turned...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 25, 2025

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The U.S. Navy Has a New State of the Art Nuclear Attack Submarine

Article Summary – The U.S. Navy has officially taken delivery of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, the...

Stephen SilverNovember 25, 2025

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

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3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

Article Summary – This piece explains why the U.S. occasionally brings its most secretive assets—Ohio-class ballistic and cruise-missile submarines—deliberately into public view. -It revisits...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 25, 2025

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China’s ‘Good Enough’ Submarines Are a Growing Problem for the U.S. Navy

Article Summary – This piece unpacks how China’s undersea force is evolving from crude Soviet-inspired diesel boats into a “good enough” fleet built at...

Caleb LarsonNovember 25, 2025

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Dive, Dive! 5 Best Attack Submarines on Planet Earth in 2025

Article Summary – A new generation of nuclear attack submarines is transforming undersea warfare. -This piece profiles the five standout designs: America’s Virginia-class with...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 24, 2025

The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN 21), conducts Bravo sea trials off the coast of Connecticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997. The aerial image shows the sail from a starboard angle, looking forward, 9/16/1996. Jim Brennan. (OPA-NARA II-9/10/2015). This image is public domain.

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The Navy Wanted 29 Stealth Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines. It Got Only 3

Article Summary – The Seawolf-class was built to be the U.S. Navy’s ultimate Cold War hunter-killer sub, but the post-Soviet “peace dividend” killed the...

Christian OrrNovember 24, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s Stealth Seawolf-Class Submarine Shortage Is Extremely Dangerous

Article Summary: The Seawolf-Class Was a Masterpiece. Washington Treated It Like a Luxury -The Seawolf-class was supposed to be the U.S. Navy’s apex hunter-killer...

Harry KazianisNovember 24, 2025

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Forget Aircraft Carriers: Diesel Submarines Are Becoming Silent and Stealth Powerhouse

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s ‘Titanium-Hulled’ Sierra I-Class Attack Submarines Are Just About Useless

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Navy Had a Nuclear Submarine That Could Tap Russia’s Undersea Cables and Self Destruct

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Has a New State of the Art Nuclear Attack Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s ‘Good Enough’ Submarines Are a Growing Problem for the U.S. Navy

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Dive, Dive! 5 Best Attack Submarines on Planet Earth in 2025

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The Navy Wanted 29 Stealth Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines. It Got Only 3

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The U.S. Navy’s Stealth Seawolf-Class Submarine Shortage Is Extremely Dangerous

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