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In early 2024 an Israeli Saar (Sa’ar) corvette experienced its first combat action off the Israeli Red Sea port city of Eilat at Israel’s southernmost tip at the north end of the Gulf of Aqaba, which is on the east side of the Sinai Peninsula

Once guardians of the ocean, these choppers now patrol the skies with lethal intent.

Someday soon, you could step into a car that produces zero greenhouse gasses. You could blaze down the highway next to efficient buses, delivery vans, and semi-trucks that are all clean-burning.

History’s three great submarine campaigns include the First Battle of the Atlantic, the Second Battle of the Atlantic, and the US Navy’s (USN) war against Japanese commerce in World War II. The contestants fought these campaigns through asymmetrical means, with submarines doing battle against aircraft and surface escorts.

The USS Nautilus incorporated the more significant Underwater Propulsion Power improvements made to her Gato, Balao and Tench-class predecessors. In her early years, the legendary submarine achieved multiple records and, in 1958, accomplished the first voyage under the geographic North Pole

Conjuring a bobber out of the R 18 was the goal for the Wunderlich engineers and the designer Nicolas Petit from the start. Meet the RockBob. The inspiratio ...

The Skate-Class was a reaction to the cost and size of the U.S. Navy's Nautilus-class submarine. Some would say she made too many compromises. 

Poland operates a single 1980s-era Russian-origin Kilo-class SSK and is likely planning to acquire up to four new submarines under Orka.

Of course, modern nuclear-powered submarines are more advanced than the GUPPY subs. However, the GUPPY program was an important stepping stone towards developing the submarine technology that is used today.   

Submarines were a potent weapon during World War II, effectively defeating naval vessels. Which submarines from this period were the best of the best?