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  From Down Under for the Down Under

  Posted by Michael Bruno 4:14 PM on Jul 28, 2011

  The Australian defense minister and top military officer are in Washington for talks with U.S. officials, but it is not aircraft or Afghanistan that seems foremost on their minds; ... Read More >>

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  Das Boot? Das Running Shoe, More Like

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:55 AM on May 24, 2011

  French shipbuilder DCNS raised eyebrows at last October's Euronaval show with its extraordinary SMX-25 concept for a submarine like no contemporary design - sharp-prowed, with a bi... Read More >>

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  Yo Ho Walrus!

  Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza 3:30 PM on Jun 29, 2010

  The Netherlands has agreed to a NATO request to deploy a submarine as part of the alliance's Operation Ocean Shield anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa.Netherlands Ministry ... Read More >>

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  India's Shaurya Missile Designed for Submarine Launch

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 9:15 PM on Feb 17, 2010

  India’s new Shaurya missile, which can carry a one-ton nuclear warhead over 750 kilometers, is specially designed to be fired from Indian submarines and could form the crucia... Read More >>

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  Construction on Fourth S80 Sub Begins in Spain

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 2:13 PM on Jan 22, 2010

  Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has begun building the fourth S80 submarine described by Manuel Filgueira, managing director of the company, as “the most modern classic propulsi... Read More >>

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  Spanish Sub Fleet Back to Two, up from One

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 8:21 AM on Dec 22, 2009

  Spain's submarine fleet is beginning to regain operational capacity a year after the serious accident aboard the Tramontana in which water began infiltrating the hull while it was ... Read More >>

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  Underwater AIM-9X

  Posted by David A. Fulghum 7:09 PM on Oct 07, 2009

  In the open ocean, a submarine can be stealthy – by using depth and maneuverability – to avoid air attack. But tactical options have become more limited in littoral op... Read More >>

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  India Launches Nuclear Propelled Submarine

  Posted by Sean Meade 2:04 PM on Jul 29, 2009

  Neelam Mathews writes:India's first indigenous built nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, Arihant, which means ‘Destroyer of Enemies’, was launched on July 26 a... Read More >>

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  New Russian Sub Goes To Sea

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:25 AM on Jul 24, 2009

  Maxim Pyadushkin writes: The Russian Navy continues its re-armament efforts. In mid-July,Russia’s new strategic nuclear submarine Yury Dolgorukiy finished its factory sea ... Read More >>

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  Second Barracuda Submarine Steel Cut

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 2:28 PM on Jun 26, 2009

  France today confirmed the second tranche of the €7.9 billion ($11.1 billion) Barracuda submarine contract, launching construction of the second vessel possibly to be named th... Read More >>

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