As reported by the Daily Mail all Royal Navy Attack boats are in Port awaiting dry dock and\or repairs. All five Astute-class Attack submarines HMS Astute, Ambush, Artful, Audacious and Anson (pictured) are unavailable for getting underway along with one Trafalgar-class boat. The Daily Mail places blame
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In response to the post of 24 August, the Holland Club is so named to honor the legacy of John P. Holland, an Irish born engineer who was intrigued with the idea of submersibles. He originally offered his design for a submarine to the U.S. Navy in
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Only a couple more weeks left of summer coverage of the Hawkbill Sail and Science Center Museum. Please sign up with Scott if you’re available. Pictured here is Doc mentoring Ellie at the sail. Ellie is a local volunteer from Arco who is authorized to augment Hawkbill
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Amsterdam – A spokesperson for Netherlands State Secretary of Defense Van der Maat acknowledged plans to purchase four diesel-electric submarines equipped with US Tomahawk long range missiles to provide a “niche capability within NATO and the EU”. “The threat on the eastern flank of NATO territory underscores
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From Naval News: On May 4, 2023, the final test of the French “UAV on submarine” experimentation was held off Toulon. The objective of this project is to deploy a drone from a submerged submarine in order to recover video data and to pilot it from the
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The submarine fleet of Sweden will help ease some of NATO’s vulnerability in Northwest Europe, specifically in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic represents a bottle neck for several countries with access restricted through the Danish Strait separating Sweden and Denmark. Sweden’s key to keeping those waters navigable
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The Navy christened its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a Saturday, June 17, 2023, ceremony at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The Virginia Class USS Iowa (SSN 797) is the fourth U.S. Navy vessel and first submarine named for the state.
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On May 17th Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea held a summit meeting in Seoul to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between their respective nations. Focusing on bilateral cooperation the topics included defense. As Canada has been planning to
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17 May 1897 – John P. Holland launched a privately built submarine on this date in 1897. This was the first capable of running submerged for a considerable distance. His design used electric motors submerged and a gasoline engine on the surface. It was subsequently purchased by
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04 May 2023 From Lt. Eric Uhden, Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 Public Affairs NAVAL BASE GUAM – Senior leaders from the navies of Japan, South Korea and the United States visited Naval Base Guam to embark a U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine operating off Guam, April
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