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 – Born to match America’s Ohio-class, the Project 941 Typhoon-class was the USSR’s ultimate second-strike machine: a double-hull giant with...
Key Points and Summary – India is leasing Russian Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) as a “cost-effective stopgap” to fill a critical “capability gap”...
Key Points and Summary – China’s naval modernization is rapidly advancing beyond just ship numbers, focusing on new stealth platforms for its A2/AD strategy....
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy faces a “worsening attack submarine deficit” because its aging Los Angeles-class submarines are retiring faster than...
Key Points and Summary – Nuclear attack subs like the U.S. Virginia-class bring speed, range, and deep-water agility—key in the vast Western Pacific. But...
Key Points and Summary – The 1999 simulated sinking of the USS Theodore Roosevelt by a “silent” Dutch diesel-electric submarine, HNLMS Walrus, proved that...