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The Navy’s S-3 Viking Was Built to Hunt Russian Submarine

Key Points – The Lockheed S-3 Viking, nicknamed “The Hoover” for its distinctive engine sound, served the US Navy for 35 years (1974-2016) as...

Steve BalestrieriMay 26, 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 US Navy’s Seawolf-Class Submarine Has an ‘Unfixable Problem’

Key Point and That Unfixable Problem – Had the US Navy built its originally planned fleet of 29 Seawolf-class submarines in the 1990s, instead...

Reuben JohnsonMay 25, 2025

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Japan’s New Taigei-Class ‘Big Whale’ Submarines Have Just 1 Mission

Key Points – Japan’s Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines, designed to counter Chinese or North Korean undersea threats, are remarkably advanced despite conventional propulsion. -A...

Reuben JohnsonMay 23, 2025

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Type 212A: One of the Best Submarines on Earth (Not in US Navy)

Key Points – Germany’s Type 212A diesel-electric attack submarine, developed by ThyssenKrupp, represents a cutting-edge advancement in conventionally-propelled undersea warfare, replacing the older Type...

Caleb LarsonMay 23, 2025

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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China Is Freaked: U.S. Navy Exposes Surfaced Ohio-Class Missile Submarine

Key Points – The USS Ohio (SSGN-726), a US Navy guided-missile submarine, recently made a port call in Guam (starting April 23rd, with photos...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 23, 2025

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The U.S. Navy Is Desperate for More Nuclear Attack Submarines

Key Points – The US Navy faces a critical “submarine deficit,” operating only 53 of the 66 fast attack submarines it requires, a gap...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 22, 2025

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The US Navy’s ‘Stealth’ Virginia-Class Submarine Summed Up Simply in 4 Words

Key Points – The US Navy will extend its Virginia-class attack submarine production to a previously unplanned Block VIII, delaying the start of the...

Reuben JohnsonMay 21, 2025