Modern nuclear submarines are some of the most complex machines of war ever constructed. They can remain at sea for years, can submerge for extended lengths of time, and they run almost silently. They ...

People like to make things more complicated than they need to be, and the words we choose to describe things are just one of those many ways. For instance, consider that all bourbons are whiskey, but ...

Engineering Marvel, Strategic Dead End: Article Summary -Russia’s Sierra II-class attack submarines are legendary on paper: deep-diving, quiet, titanium-hulled hunters built to stalk high-value U.S.

OHIO CLASS: The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $22.5 million contract to continue development of the Common Missile Compartment for the Ohio-class replacement and U.K. Successor ...

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Although they lost World War II, the Nazis were more technologically advanced than their Allied rivals in multiple ways. Berlin’s problem was scale—and trying to do too much with too few resources.

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...

Several American sailors climbed aboard the German submarine U-505, focused on saving it from sinking into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. They did not know if the Nazi submariners who dove ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island and University of Connecticut were jointly awarded a five-year contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat in an effort to provide regional ...