Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

Seawolf submarine’s real legacy: A production mistake the Navy can’t undo

The Seawolf class was too advanced for the procurement logic that produced it. That is the enduring problem, and it still ...
Sub Brief on MSN

Smallest nuclear submarine the US Navy ever built

The NR-1 was one of the most unusual submarines ever built by the U.S. Navy. Designed under Admiral Rickover’s direction, the tiny nuclear submarine was built for deep-sea intelligence missions, ...

Submarine plant will bring up to 1,500 jobs to this Alabama community, Tuberville says

Up to 1,500 jobs are coming to north Alabama with the opening of a new submarine parts manufacturing facility in Colbert ...

China is moving toward all-nuclear submarine construction in a major strategic shift, US Navy intel chief says

Most of China's submarine fleet is diesel-electric, but Beijing is ramping up production of nuclear-powered classes.
The National Interest

Sweden Can Build a Killer Submarine. Why Can’t Europe Build a Real Navy?

In a sense, Sweden’s A26 submarine is a microcosm of Europe’s defense woes: it can build amazing platforms, but cannot build enough of them on time. Saab has achieved what it calls the world’s ...