China is developing systems to hunt US submarines from the air

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China's navy wants aircrews to play a larger role in hunting enemy submarines.
China's navy wants aircrews to play a larger role in hunting enemy submarines.

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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.

US Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Myers

'Unsafe' intercepts of Australian anti-submarine aircraft by Chinese fighter jets hint at what they may be guarding so aggressively, naval expert says

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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S.

China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat

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Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.
Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.

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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines

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A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, billed by Chinese state media as a new type of conventional submarine, participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Future submarine commanders come from candidates who have low college entry exam scores.

Lawmakers are concerned the US isn't taking building the submarine force seriously enough as rival China expands its fleet

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The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27, 2023.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27, 2023.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson

A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.

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Soviet Submarine And US Aircraft Carrier Collide
In this aerial image, a Soviet Union submarine is seen after colliding with U.S. Kitty Hawk on March 22, 1984 in at sea.

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Navy SEALs on snowmobiles raced across the frozen Arctic to link up with an attack sub that broke the ice during a special ops first

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SEALs and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos retrieve an air dropped package from a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, part of the New York Air National Guard.

Chief Petty Officer Jeff Atherton

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

Video shows the moment a new Russian submarine test-fired an intercontinental-range 'Bulava' missile

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The nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test-launching the Bulava ballistic missile.
The nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test-launching the Bulava ballistic missile.

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