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The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war in the Persian Gulf. Here's 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 into becoming a self-sufficient military power. The Iranian military has long planned for a defens...

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 an area of seafloor depth up to 700 meters, well below the rated crush depth of the boat. Nanggala ...

The Persian Gulf is a perfect hiding place for Iranian submarines. Here's 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 Gulf, in which it would leverage its large fleet of fast attack boats toting antiship missiles t...

The rise of AIP subs has arrived. Here's 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 electricity which can be used to drive the propeller and power its systems. The problem is that such...

Could the Falklands War Have Turned Out Differently for Britain? Had Argentinian weapons functioned as intended, Britain's victory might have been bought at a much higher cost. Here's 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 take back the South Atlantic archipelago from Argentine troops. For most of the war, a lone Argen...