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North and South Korea are taking their missile race underwater. Here's how their new missile-launching submarines stack up
North and South Korea both want a second-strike or even a secure pre-emptive strike capability that…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US submarines are getting new long-range ship-killer missiles as China's large navy keeps getting bigger
The Maritime Strike version of the Tomahawk will be fielded next fall. It includes a new guidance s…
Chris Panella
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Few things worry NATO like Russia's Yasen-class submarines, and Moscow may be planning to build even more of them
With Russia's Yasen-class subs patrolling the Atlantic and Pacific, the US would face a "dual-flank…
Christopher Woody
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Ukraine trolls Russia for losing an attack submarine to a country that hardly has a navy
A new Ukrainian video poked fun at Russia for losing the Rostov-on-Don, a key submarine likely dama…
Chris Panella
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Chinese scientists say they're working on an anti-ship missile that can fly as high as an airliner and dive as deep as a submarine
The super-torpedo uses dangerous fuel and sounds similar to a Soviet system that was of questionabl…
Michael Peck
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Armed with a heavyweight torpedo made to 'break ships in half,' Taiwan's first homemade submarine represents a new threat to China's navy
Taiwan's first domestically made submarine can carry devastating, ship-shredding Mark 48 torpedoes …
Chris Panella
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As China ramps up military flights around Taiwan, another quieter mission continues at sea
Chinese flights near Taiwan have increased in recent weeks, and the planes involved hint at a large…
Christopher Woody
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US Coast Guard won't 'close the door' on hunting submarines again in the future
While there are no immediate plans to reembrace undersea warfare, the Coast Guard's top officer isn…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's only operational sub named after a president has been doing top-secret missions for 17 years
USS Jimmy Carter is one of only three Seawolf-class subs, but even among that small group it's uniq…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Navy is putting its submarines on rare public display in a message to Russia's growing undersea force
Amid worries about Russia's growing submarine force, the US Navy has made its submarine deployments…
Christopher Woody
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US Navy ships, subs, and planes are training to meet a new kind of challenge from Russia in the Atlantic
Russia's navy doesn't have as many subs as the Soviet navy did, but the ones it has pose a new thre…
Christopher Woody
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How the US Navy plans to make its future attack submarine into an 'apex predator'
The Navy won't order its first SSN(X) boat until the 2030s, but estimates already put the price for…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US military once blasted airships with nukes on balloons to see if they could drop nuclear bombs on submarines and survive
"In the 1950s, it was more or less the case that if anything could be nuclearized, we thought about…
Chris Panella
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Rising tensions with Russia have NATO militaries worried about the revival of a Cold War-era submarine threat
As Russian submarines have gotten more sophisticated and more active, NATO navies have focused more…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Australia's new nuclear-powered subs are decades away, but it's already hinting about where it will use them
The submarines developed under the AUKUS security pact may not arrive for 15 or 20 years, but Austr…
Christopher Woody
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France is furious after Australia scrapped a submarine deal to partner with the US and UK. Here's how American, British, and French subs stack up
Experts told Insider that it makes sense for Australia to go with nuclear-powered subs over convent…
Ryan Pickrell
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As North Korea flexes its military muscles, some of South Korea's best submarines may be sidelined
Seoul's "overwhelming conventional advantage" at sea is why North Korea focuses on "asymmetric capa…
Michael Peck
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How the US Navy's nuclear-powered submarines have quietly dominated the seas for 67 years
In the 67 years since the Navy launched the world's first nuclear-powered sub, USS Nautilus, its bo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster
Helicopters are valuable weapons, but they have vulnerabilities, and their role may shrink as cheap…
Michael Peck
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State media reports Russia has built its first batch of Poseidon doomsday torpedoes, one of Putin's 'super weapons'
The Poseidon is sometimes referred to as a "doomsday" system because its payload could potentially …