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US attack submarine crew picks up top award for 'demanding' spy operations
USS Washington was given the highest unit award in the US military after three "demanding" missions…
Chris Panella
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US Navy's new submarines are 'in crisis' as costs balloon by $17 billion, lawmaker says
The Navy's nuclear-powered Virginia class sub, which it's supposed to build two of a year, is facin…
Chris Panella
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The US Navy is about to launch a submarine built for a mixed-gender crew, the first of its kind
The USS New Jersey, designed for a co-ed crew, is set to join the US fleet on Saturday. A ban on wo…
Mia Jankowicz
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A US ally in the Pacific just took an important step toward adding nuclear-powered submarines to its fleet
The maintenance marks a big step toward Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines as AUKUS see…
Chris Panella
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Ex-US Navy engineer accused of trying to sell nuclear submarine secrets pleads guilty
Jonathan Toebbe tried to "dead drop" a memory card with submarine secrets hidden in a peanut butter…
Julie Coleman
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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 and British navies' newest submarines are equipped with totally different kinds of periscopes
For over a century, periscopes have been sub commanders' window to the outside world, but the tradi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Navy may keep its older nuclear missile subs in the water for longer as the cost of its new missile sub balloons
The US Navy is considering a "short-ish repair availability" to keep its aging Ohio-class subs arou…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles
The Yasen-class subs, also known as the Severodvinsk class, are already formidable, but top officia…
Ryan Pickrell
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Lawmakers are concerned the US isn't taking building the submarine force seriously enough as rival China expands its fleet
US senators express concern over limited procurement of nuclear-powered attack submarines as China …
Ella Sherman
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The US Navy says parts on its Virginia-class attack submarines are breaking sooner than expected
To find replacement parts when something fails unexpectedly, the Navy has sometimes had to "canniba…
Ryan Pickrell
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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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Amid worries about China's growing navy, the US Navy is only asking for 4 new combat ships next year
The latest budget request asks for just eight ships, only four of which are warships, as China cont…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade
Navy officials blamed USS Enterprise's extended delays on supply chain issues and lingering COVID-1…
Chris Panella
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A US Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine was damaged after striking an object in an underwater collision
The Seawolf-class submarine was damaged in the incident, and sailors were injured, though none of t…
Ryan Pickrell
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How US sailors pulled off a daring high-seas mission to save a sinking Nazi submarine and capture its secrets
As Allied troops prepared to invade France in June 1944, the US Navy was trying to deliver another …
Benjamin Brimelow
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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 will take decades to arrive, but they'll put it in a very exclusive military club
The admiral leading Australia's nuclear-powered submarine task force said in October that he wants …
Benjamin Brimelow
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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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After 45 years, the Navy is planning to 'recycle' a first-of-its-kind missile submarine
The Navy plans to retire 304 vessels by 2051. One of them will be USS Ohio, bringing an end to a fo…