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The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian Gulf. Heres What You Need to Remember: Though the new Iranian boats may remain far from the cutting edge of submarine design, they could still prove dangerous adversaries in the confined and shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. More importantly, the ongoing effort to domestically produce larger and more capable submarines and submarine-deployed weapons provides more evidence that Tehran is investing long-term efforts...

Advertisement The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala has been reported missing some 50 miles off Bali. Nanggala was engaged in support of an Indonesian Navy drill when it failed to report yesterday morning. The submarine, a 40-year-old German-built Type 209 boat, was carrying a crew of 53 when it went missing. An Indonesia Navy task force has begun to search for the submarine, and Indonesia has called for assistance from both Singapore and Australia. Unfortunately, the submarine went missing in...

The Persian Gulf is a perfect hiding place for Iranian submarines. Heres What You Need to Remember: Past experience demonstrates that Tehran routinely exaggerates and obfuscates the scale of its defense projects, and the timeline in which they will be completed. Nonetheless, the submarine  Fateh is tangibly real and looks like it could usefully expand the medium-range capabilities of the Iranian submarine fleet. The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian...

The rise of AIP subs has arrived. Heres What You Need to Know: An AIP submarine’s engines are virtually silent. Nuclear-powered submarines have traditionally held a decisive edge in endurance, stealth and speed over cheaper diesel submarines. However, new Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology has significantly narrowed the performance gap on a new generation of submarines that cost a fraction of the price of a nuclear-powered boat. A conventional submarine’s diesel engine generates e...

Could the Falklands War Have Turned Out Differently for Britain? Had Argentinian weapons functioned as intended, Britains victory might have been bought at a much higher cost. Heres What You Need to Know: Great Britain, thanks to some luck, avoided big losses. The brief but bloody naval war that occurred in 1982 over the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is typically viewed as a triumph of British naval power. A Royal Navy task force managed to beat off heavy air attacks to...

Who gets an honorable mention? Heres What You Need to Remember: However, every country in the world that pretends to serious maritime power is building or acquiring advanced submarines. The next submarine war will look very different from the last, and it’s difficult to predict how it will play out. There have been three great submarine campaigns in history, and one prolonged duel. The First and Second Battles of the Atlantic pitted German U-boats against the escorts and aircraft of the Unit...

How To Nearly Sink a $2.9 Billion Dollar Submarine: Leave a Hatch Open. As mishaps go the Arihant may have been among the more embarrassing but at least it didn’t result in the loss of life.  Here’s What You Need to Remember: Since their inception submarines have been called a “steel tomb” due to the inherent dangers involved in their routine operations. It almost seems unnatural to design a boat that would travel under the water’s surface, and that is why it took a brave type of sa...

Heralds of Destruction: Five Killer Submarines of the Cold War The United States and the Soviet Union were the main players in the Cold War submarine campaign, but were hardly the only entrants. Heres What You Need To Remember: Large, fast, and quiet, the Permit class set that standard for American and British submarines for the rest of the Cold War. Developed with a series of innovations that set them apart from their predecessors, the Skipjack class, the Permits immediately became state of ...

DIVE! The Five Best Submarines to Ever Hit the Seas Many of the technologies and practices of advanced submarine warfare were never employed in anger. However, every country in the world that pretends to serious maritime power is building or acquiring advanced submarines. Heres What You Need to Remember: We take for granted the most common form of today’s nuclear deterrent; a nuclear submarine, bristling with missiles, capable of destroying a dozen cities a continent away. These submarines pr...

The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian Gulf.