Here's what it looks like when special-operations forces launch raids from a...
Here's what it looks like when special operations forces launch raids from a submarineSEE ALSO: The US and its allies sank a warship for practice in the Pacific, and it's a preview of how a fight with...
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These are the 10 biggest navies in the world
Since the sea was navigable, it has been contested, and the ability to project strength across oceans is a defining feature of any national power.The list below, based on data compiled in Global...
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12 photos show how humans explored Earth's oceans from the 1600s to now
The world's oceans cover 71% of the planet's surface, yet we've more thoroughly mapped the surface of Mars than we have the ocean floor.At the recent opening of an exhibit about exploring unseen parts...
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China is boosting its undersea-warfare capabilities — and stealing US...
China is rapidly developing its undersea-warfare capabilities.That progress is being facilitated by stolen technology, according to a US admiral.China has made marked advancements in its...
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Submarines are increasingly lurking in seas around the world, and the US...
Submarine activity has increased worldwide, especially in the waters of Europe and Asia.That has led navies to increase maritime patrols and to renew their focus on antisubmarine warfare.Interest is...
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A submarine has discovered the 310-year-old 'holy grail' of shipwrecks, and...
A team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discovered a 300-year-old shipwreck that may carry up to $17 billion in treasure.The ship, the Spanish galleon San Jose, sank during a battle with...
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The West is worried about Russian subs lurking around undersea cables, and...
Western officials are increasingly concerned about Russian sub activity.Part of that concern is about Russian subs interfering with undersea cables that support telecommunications.US sanctions...
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The Navy is looking for a newer, more deadly torpedo to keep its edge over...
Navy weapons developers are seeking a high-tech, longer range and more lethal submarine-launched heavyweight Mk 48 that can better destroy enemy ships, submarines and small boats, service officials...
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2 more US allies are buying the world's most advanced sub-hunting airplane,...
South Korea and New Zealand are set to buy the P-8A Poseidon.They join India and Australia as the only countries in the region operating the advanced maritime patrol aircraft.Interest in the plane has...
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The US Navy is returning to a Cold War submarine flash point, but the real...
The US and its allies are reassessing their naval operations around Europe and in the Atlantic.These changes are driven in large part by intensifying Russian submarine activity.But changing...
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China wants to build a fleet of unmanned artificial intelligence-guided...
China is pursuing designs for a fleet of unmanned autonomous underwater submarines, and these submersibles would be able to take on a docket of missions, from whale tracking to anti-carrier kamikaze...
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Western navies are worried about Russia's submarines, and the US Navy is...
The US Navy has asked Congress to apportion more money to buy sonobuoys, which are needed to track submarines.The request comes amid increasing submarine activity in the waters around Europe.Russian...
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'The AI has no soul': China is working on a fleet of drone submarines to...
China is developing large, smart and relatively low-cost unmanned submarines that can roam the world’s oceans to perform a wide range of missions, from reconnaissance to mine placement to even suicide...
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'We shall not fail!' — The US Navy's new submarine fleet commander vows to...
The new commander of US Submarine Forces — Vice Adm. Charles Richard — stressed Friday that the US Navy is locked in "major power competition," but added that America's advantage beneath the waves will...
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Small errors could create a big problem for the Navy's next ballistic missile...
Contractors working on the Navy's newest class of ballistic missile sub have found a fault in their new missile tubes, which are designed to fire nuclear weapons.The Navy and contractors are...
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A US ally wants to buy Russian submarines — and the US is not OK with it
The US is warning the Philippines to think carefully about plans to acquire Russian submarines, explaining that doing so could be detrimental to the US-Philippine alliance.The Philippines is eager to...
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The Philippines' president doesn't want US submarines because he says they'll...
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte bashed the US Friday for warning his country against purchasing Russian submarines.He criticized the US for only providing hand-me-down weapons systems,...
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Navies used to have a morbid way to confirm when they'd destroyed an enemy sub
Ships hunting subs faced a sort of odd challenge when it came to confirming their number of kills. After all, their target was often underwater, there weren't always a lot of other ships around to...
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How a top-secret Navy mission found the wreckage of the Titanic — and kept it...
The RMS Titanic was billed as "unsinkable." Many conflicting reasons have been proposed as to why but, nonetheless, they were proven wrong. When the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic...
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Here's what makes modern submarines so stealthy — and what it takes to hunt them
There used to be a rough ranking system for people who followed sub warfare. The best diesel submarines are the most quiet when they aren't running their diesel, followed by the best nuclear...
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