Inside the CIA’s Most Daring Underwater Heist: Stealing a Soviet Nuclear Sub From the Ocean Floor

Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...
military-stuff

When They Put a P-39 Nose on a Tiny Boat — Japanese Called Them “Devil Boats”

Why PT boat crews stripped guns from crashed P-39 Airacobras during WW2 — and destroyed over 800 Japanese vessels. This[...] ...
The National Interest

Here’s How Anti-Submarine Planes Actually Work

Spotter planes can no longer directly see enemy submarines. Today, their mission is overwhelmingly acoustic—listening to ...
The New Yorker

Kathryn Bigelow, Catastrophe Connoisseur

At the Intrepid Museum, the “House of Dynamite” director chats with an arms-control expert about duck and cover, radioactive ...
Game Rant

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Players Build Flying Dutchman Pirate Ship That Can Actually Fly

A couple of players build The Flying Dutchman in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, designing the pirate ship to fly ...
The New York Times

Ukraine Says It Hit a Submarine With Underwater Drones

As it tried to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port. By Maria Varenikova ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea

The mystique of nuclear-powered submarines has been captured by at least half a dozen popular Hollywood films. Some have centered on the drama of undersea warfare and the risk of global nuclear ...
SlashGear

Every Generation Of Submarine And How Their Capabilities Changed Over Time

Submarines are quite possibly some of the scariest vessels any navy could operate. No, they're not as large as an aircraft carrier or as armed to the teeth as a destroyer, but their ability to ...
Breaking Defense

Norway to buy two more subs, Denmark buys new surveillance ship in Nordic maritime push

STOCKHOLM — Norway’s government has presented a new bill to parliament proposing to add two more boats to the submarine program, confirming parliament’s decision in the latest long-term defense plan ...
New Atlas

Underwater arms race: How robot subs will outwit next-gen sonar

Robotic submarines are poised to become a major addition to the fleets of the world's major navies and as the technology matures more attention is being paid by the likes of the European Defence ...
UPI

U.S. approves South Korean nuclear submarine program in finalized trade deal

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (UPI) --The United States and South Korea on Friday released a joint fact sheet on a sweeping trade and security agreement that details a $350 billion investment pledge by Seoul and ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy veterans push for more health coverage, studies on toxins in a submarine’s sealed environment

WASHINGTON — A coalition of Navy veterans is seeking an expansion of health care and disability benefits for toxic exposures linked to gases, chemicals and biological contaminants aboard submarines.