The Colombian Navy has interdicted an unusual narco-submarine in the Pacific. From some angles the four-motor craft, a type of low-profile vessel (LPV), appears to not have a cabin.
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US Navy's Super Cruise Missile Submarine: USS Permit's Original Design
History remembers the USS Permit (SSN-594) as the name-ship of the Permit Class attack submarines. The Permits were the ultimate attack submarines of their time, and introduced several core features which became standard for US Navy submarines for decades.
But there is a major part of the story which is not widely known. This article explores the USS Permit's original cruise missile submarine form.
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Two New Turkish Indigenous Submarine Designs
With the increasing confidence (and export presence) of Turkish defense industry, submarine designs are being added to the menu. Two defense firms, STM and Dearsan, have recently revealed their respective small submarine designs.
Both designs have some interesting features...
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Landlocked Navy Goes To War: Rwanda's mystery 'Squad 007' Boat Grabs Attention
Being land-locked, the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) is not well known for its navy. However a small force which normally patrols a lake has been flung into the lime-light, operating in Mozambique.
The boats appear to be a military variant of the Italian-made Fabio Buzzi racing RIB...
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The World's First Nuclear Submarine: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
The USS Nautilus ushered in the age of the nuclear submarine, and overnight transformed naval warfare. It is undeniably one of the most influential submarines ever.
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Iranian Warships Appear To Try To Sneak Into North Sea
In an apparent attempt to hide from open source intelligence, a controversial Iranian warship hid behind another vessel as it left the Baltic this evening. This partially masked it from a static webcam with otherwise broadcasts all ship movements in and out of the Baltic via the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark.
I will leave it to others to make the connection to current events in the Persian Gulf.
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Colombian Navy Seizes Another Narco Submarine In Jungle Raid
The Colombian Navy, in coordination with the Army and Attorney General's Office has captured a narco-submarine. The low-Profile Vessel (LPV) was discovered in the jungle at least partially laden with narcotics.
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Largest Narco Submarines Compared To Navy Subs
Typically so-called "narco submarines" are generally quite small. But occasionally much larger narco subs have been found. How do they compare to the submarines in service with navies around the world?
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New YouTube Video: The 10 Types of Submarine
I am trying out recording videos for Youtube. The first topic is a simple explainer of the 10 types of submarines in service today. From SSBN to SSK, to AGS. The video explains what these terms means. ...
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India's New Indiginous Submarine design: L&T SOV-400
The SOV-400 is a new submarine design from Larsen & Toubro. As it's name implies it is around 400 tons placing it at the larger end of the 'midget submarine' spectrum....
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