submarine

North and South Korea recently began engaging in their first high level diplomatic talks in over two years, resulting in some tentative steps toward improved relations, including an agreement to march together at the upcoming Winter Olympics and even combine women’s ice hockey teams for the games. However, while the international media has focused their […]

The US and NATO have noted increasing Russian naval activity around Europe in recent years. That activity, particularly the submarine component, has sparked concern about the vulnerability of undersea cables connecting the global economy. NATO and the US have responded, bolstering forces at sea and anti-submarine warfare efforts and shifting NATO commands. Russian undersea naval […]

We saw a compartment on the USS John Warner called a “lockout trunk.” Lockout trunks are used as an escape hatch for the crew and to get SEALs off the ship. During our recent tour of the USS John Warner nuclear-powered submarine, we got a chance to see a small compartment known as a “lockout trunk.” […]

On Sunday, reports swirled that Argentina’s missing submarine, the ARA San Juan, had begun making attempts to reestablish communications with the nation’s navy, bolstering hopes that the 44-member crew may still be alive.  Unfortunately, those hopes were tempered by the official statements of the Argentine Navy on Monday, who said that there is “no indication” […]

An Argentine submarine with 44 crew members on board has been missing since Wednesday, according to reports from the nation’s Navy.  Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, and have now been bolstered by both U.S. Navy and NASA aircraft. Argentinian navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters on Saturday that the ARA San Juan submarine was […]

Buenos Aires, Argentina—An Argentine submarine is missing at sea. ARA San Juan (S-42) was last heard off two days ago.  Since then, the 44-crew submarine has failed to respond to the Argentine military’s repeated communication attempts. “We are investigating the reasons for the lack of communication. If there was a communication problem, the boat would […]

In April, as one of America’s Ohio class nuclear submarines, the USS Michigan, crept toward the Korean peninsula, Kim Jon Un’s regime issued a stark warning: “the USS Michigan won’t even be able to rise to the surface when it will meet a miserable end and turn into an underwater ghost.” North Korea’s flair for […]

The U. S. Navy is the most powerful force the waters of the world have ever seen.  It has more ships than anyone (by far), superior technology, and a staggering number of sailors working on its behalf.  The sheer, literal weight of the equipment far outweighs any near competitor simply because they’ve got so much […]

TALLIN, Estonia – It seems impossibly cramped and somehow elegant at the same time. Inside the Estonian submarine Lembit, pristine maroon curtains made of a velvet-like material cover the tiny officers’ quarters. Wood paneling separates the sections of the sub from plump, cushioned chairs that sit in front of wooden tables, one with a leather-bound […]

Defense Officials have been calling on lawmakers to fund upgrades to America’s nuclear deterrent infrastructure, or nuclear triad, for years now.  The triad, which is made up of airborne, ballistic missile, and submarine based launch platforms is intended to ensure no first strike could neuter America’s nuclear response, ensuring the mutual portion of the classic […]

A SEAL delivery vehicle team performs a fast-roping exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to the topside of Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Toledo off the Atlantic Coast, Jan. 17, 2006. The mission of the team includes clandestine insertion of SEALs, ordnance delivery, reconnaissance, and location and the recovery of objects. U.S. Navy photo […]

More than one hundred and fifty years ago, when the U.S. was using Naval ships that looked more like the USS Constitution than the mammoth super carriers of today and the Civil War was still raging, a glimpse of the future crept along beneath the surface of Charleston Harbor. Above the surface, the USS Housatonic […]