Russia’s nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, accompanied by a tugboat and a fuel ship, has arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit, seen as a show of force by Moscow amid rising tensions over its invasion of […]
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on April 25, 2026 — adding a boat built for undersea warfare, surveillance, and special operations […]
On 24 February 2026, SSN De Grasse, the fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, carried out its first sea trials, French shipbuilder Naval Group revealed. The first sea trial of the SSN De Grasse follows the […]
Australia will deepen its defence ties with Britain by spending $310 million on a new stage of the AUKUS submarine project as well as launching joint work on radar systems, drones and missile tests that […]
After two decades of failed overhauls, Moscow is exporting advanced weapons systems it can no longer maintain to generate foreign currency for its war in Ukraine. Today, there is important news from the Russian Federation. […]
The U.S. chief of naval operations said it would be a “natural expectation” for the South Korean Navy to use a nuclear-propelled submarine, when built, to help counter Chinese threats. Adm. Daryl Caudle made the […]
Japan’s new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said he is not ruling out “any options” to improve the country’s military capabilities when asked about the plan of developing nuclear-powered submarines, as the United States ally faces […]
Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade its shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government announced on Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform […]
A leading American think tank has urged Australia to provide the US with “concrete” pledges on how it would deploy nuclear-powered submarines if conflict breaks out. The report by the Centre for Strategic and International […]
As reported by Hankyoreh on July 18, 2025, Cho Hyun, nominee for South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated during a confirmation hearing that he would seek to amend the U.S.–ROK 123 Agreement to allow […]
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