Submarine day

Here is video and an article on the UK’s SSBN force.

 

An interesting article arguing for the USN to acquire a diesel submarine force.

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The Germans are not serious

The Germans are not serious about defending themselves and we shouldn’t be doing it for them.

Russian subs

Looks like Russian subs are becoming a little more active of late and the USN is moving assets to deal with that.  I still believe that the Russian threat is a pretty empty one, but better safe than sorry.

Invisible subs

Thanks for friend and blog reader Jeff Groves for pointing out this article on a technology that might make subs invisible to active sonar in the future.  This would be a huge shift in anti-submarine warfare.

USS Louisville (SSN-724) and USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)

Louisville and Kentucky currently both have naval vessels in active service named after them.  The USS Louisville is an attack submarine (SSN) and the USS Kentucky is a boomer (Nuclear missile carrying submarine or SSBN)  My long term building plans include adding a model of each to the collection.

Russia’s weapons woes

A nice article from Strategypage on why much of the Russian military is a paper tiger.  I suspect the truth is even worse than these reports.

Nuclear war

Well, after reading this, I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep.

 

Putin’s new weapons

Vlad has bragged about a bunch of new weapons.  See here.  Frankly, I think Russia is a broke paper tiger, and the fact that Putin is bragging about these just makes me think I am right.

Doomsday torpedo

Rumor the Russians have put a nuclear warhead the size of the Tsar Bomba on a remote control underwater UAV.  Great news!

Indian SSBNs

I was unaware that India possessed any SSBNs.  Apparently they have one undergoing sea trials and a second has just been launched.  India appears to be getting assistance from Russia in building the subs, thought the design appears to be a uniquely India design.  Story here.  So far I don’t think anyone has made a kit of this sub.  Thanks to friend of the blog Jeff Groves for passing along the info.