Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines—especially the modernized Project 636.3/636.6 variants—remain central to Moscow’s naval posture because they are quiet, proven,...
Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Georgia ran aground near Kings Bay, Georgia, during a routine pilot...
Key Points and Summary – In October 2003, the nuclear-powered USS Hartford ran aground leaving La Maddalena, causing roughly $9 million in damage to...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy has canceled the Constellation-class frigate program at a Wisconsin shipyard due to excessive design modifications and delays,...
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...
Key Points and Summary – America’s four Ohio-class SSGNs—each packing up to 154 Tomahawks and room for 66 SEALs—are the Navy’s lowest-risk, highest-leverage strike...
Key Points and Summary – During 2015 war games off Florida, France’s tiny nuclear-powered Saphir—a Rubis-class attack sub—pulled off a headline-grabbing feat: it slipped...