Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – On January 8, 2005, the US Navy fast attack submarine USS San Francisco struck an uncharted undersea mountain at high speed...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean are actively marketing the advanced KSS-III (Dosan Ahn Changho-class) diesel-electric attack submarine...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The US Navy’s SSN(X) next-generation attack submarine program faces severe scrutiny due to its extremely high projected cost (between $6.7 to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – France’s Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), despite their smaller size (2,600 tons submerged), have been highly capable and stealthy assets for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The October 2, 2021, collision of the USS Connecticut submarine (SSN-22) with a dangerous undersea seamount in the South China Sea...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Despite recurring claims of their obsolescence due to advancements in drones and surveillance, submarines, particularly nuclear-powered ones, remain more critical than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines, commissioned from 2009, form the current backbone of the JMSDF’s undersea fleet, succeeding the Oyashio-class. -These...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Japan’s Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) diesel-electric attack submarines, with four completed by 2025 including the recently commissioned JS Raigei, represent a significant...
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Key Points – The 2005 accident involving the US Navy submarine USS San Francisco, which struck an undersea mountain south of Guam, resulting in...