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5 days ago · Meet The Alfa-class – Russia's Fast Attack Submarine That NATO Feared: Between 1968 and 1981, the Soviet Union produced a total of seven Project 705 Lira ( NATO reporting name Alfa) nuclear ...
5 days ago · The Raytheon Tomahawk Block IV missile equips the Astute-class with a significant strike capability, extending the reach of the Royal Navy with a range of 1,000 miles and a top speed of 550 miles ...
3 days ago · Additionally, in 2021 and 2022, the Severodvinsk successfully test-launched the 3 M–22 Tsirkon (SS-NX-33) hypersonic missile from surface and sub-surface positions—the first tests of the new system from a submarine (TASS 2021h, 2023g). According to Russian military officials, the Yasen-M submarines can salvo-launch several different types ...
5 days ago · The potential vulnerability of the U.S. Navy's mighty aircraft carriers to submarine attacks has been a topic of discussion and concern since World War II. History has shown the devastating ...
4 days ago · The U.S. Navy has recently bolstered its underwater warfare capabilities with the delivery of the future USS New Jersey (SSN 796), the latest Virginia-class attack submarine, on April 25, 2024, in ...
1 day ago · Development In February 1938, the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics published two requests for proposal for twin-engined and single-engined fighters. For the single-engined fighter, the Navy requested the maximum obtainable speed, and a minimum stalling speed not higher than 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). A range of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) was specified. The fighter had to carry four guns, or ...
2 days ago · The Chinese navy’s “submarine force is expected to grow to 65 units by 2025 and 80 units by 2035 despite the ongoing retirement of older hulls due to an expansion of submarine construction ...
