Russia is patrolling the Black Sea with submarines after its surface fleet got walloped, Ukraine says

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Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia
Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5, 2022.

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How the US Navy's Virginia-class attack submarine gives the US an edge in global undersea superiority

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The attack submarine USS Virginia
The attack submarine USS Virginia departs Naval Submarine Base New London en route to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

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Chinese scientists want to use lasers to power ultrafast, stealthy submarines. A laser expert says there's a major flaw in their plan.

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A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018.
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in 2018.

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A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

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A diver from the British Royal Navy wore a self-contained suit without a cable attaching him to a ship in 1944.

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Photos show US Navy SEAL operations aboard hidden shelters on submarines

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Guided-missile submarine USS Florida
Guided-missile submarine USS Florida transits the Suez Canal en route to the Red Sea.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt

Japan's 'Big Whale' submarines add another weapon to bottle up China's navy

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Japan has built one Taigei-class attack submarine every year since 2020. The lead ship seen here was commissioned in 2022.
Japan has built one Taigei-class attack submarine every year since 2020. The lead ship seen here was commissioned in 2022.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

North and South Korea are taking their missile race underwater. Here's how their new missile-launching submarines stack up

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the launch of a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" in September.

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Trump bragged to an Australian businessman about a highly secret detail regarding US submarines

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Former President Donald Trump.

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The wreckage of the Titanic was found 38 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines

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The wreckage of the Titanic.

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Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles

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Russian Navy Yasen submarine Kazan
Russian Navy Yasen-class sub Kazan arrives at its permanent base on Russia's Arctic coast on June 1, 2021.

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