New assets to boost UK seabed warfare capabilities

The UK’s Ministry of Defence recently announced that the Royal Navy (RN) is to acquire two Multi-Role Offshore Survey Ships (MROSS). These vessels will help protect the ..

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COLUMN | Seabed warfare: a key element of any future maritime conflict [Naval Gazing]

A popular conception is that international communications nowadays rely mainly upon satellites. This, though, is very far from being the case. There are about 440 underse ..

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Russia’s Growing Secret Submarine Fleet Key to Moscow’s Undersea Future

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Tensions between Washington and Moscow are rising with a marked increase in competition in the undersea domain, as Russia continues to invest in a fleet of specialized submarines.

Russia is the only country with a fleet of special mission subs for seabed warfare and espionage and is expanding the capability. Other countries, like the U.S., also work well in this arena and have specialist capabilities, but these capabilities reside on multi-mission platforms.

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https://news.usni.org/2021/11/30/russia-growing-secret-submarine-fleet-key-to-moscows-undersea-future