DefenceTalkRussia’s third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation for commissioning with the Navy, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday. “The Vladimir Monomakh strategic nuclear submarine has returned from the sea trials completing the program of extensive acoustic tests,” Sevmash said in a statement. According to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-third-borey-class-nuclear-sub-completes-state-trials-60711/

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of PCU North Dakota (SSN 784), the 11th ship of the Virginia Class, on Aug. 29, two days prior to its contract delivery date. North Dakota is the first of eight Virginia Class Block III ships. Approximately 20 percent of North Dakota was redesigned as part of the Virginia Cost Reduction […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pcu-north-dakota-ssn-784-first-block-iii-virginia-class-submarine-delivered-60459/

DefenceTalkGerman tanks, submarines and weapons are in high demand. They’re exported to Israel despite the war in Gaza, and Kurdish fighters would also welcome a shipment. Yet the defense industry is worried about its future. When trade unions look to politicians for help, they’re generally hoping for backing in the fight against managers planning job […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uncertain-outlook-for-german-arms-industry-60399/

DefenceTalkFifty-four years ago this week, USS George Washington (SSBN-598) made history when it successfully launched two Polaris A1 missiles off Cape Canaveral, bringing to fruition a remarkable research and development effort composed of Navy and industry partners that had begun only four years earlier. Later that year, on November 15, USS George Washington began the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-continuing-role-of-strategic-deterrence-and-how-the-us-navy-meets-the-demands-60227/

DefenceTalkA huge submarine deal is on the table this week when Japan and Australia meet to shore up their military relationship, as the security architecture of the Asia-Pacific shifts to meet the challenge of a rising China. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera will play hosts in Tokyo on Wednesday to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-australia-eye-submarine-deal-and-closer-military-ties-59822/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile, built by Lockheed Martin, has achieved 150 successful test flights, setting a new reliability record for large ballistic missiles. The Navy launched two unarmed missiles June 2 in the Atlantic Ocean from a submerged Ohio-class submarine, marking the 149th and 150th successful test flights of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trident-ii-d5-missile-reaches-150-successful-test-flights-59786/

DefenceTalkBrazil is building five submarines to patrol its massive coast, including one powered by an atomic reactor that would put it in the small club of countries with a nuclear sub. The South American giant is in the process of exploring major oil fields off its shores that could make it one of the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-builds-nuclear-submarine-to-patrol-offshore-oil-59773/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy today underscored its commitment to an advanced and adaptable submarine force by awarding General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. The multi-year Block IV contract enables Electric Boat and its industry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/general-dynamics-awarded-18-billion-by-us-navy-for-10-virginia-class-submarines-59429/

DefenceTalkGraduates of the IDF’s Submariners course are about to receive a more advance training regimen, in order to keep up with the evolution of IDF submarine capabilities. In 2014, the Israel Navy is expected to put two new advanced Dolphin-class submarines into service: the INS Crocodile, and the INS Rahav. These two submarines were acquired […]https://www.defencetalk.com/stealth-and-resilience-meet-the-idfs-new-submarines-59249/

DefenceTalkChina for the first time will likely have subs equipped with long-range nuclear missiles later this year, part of an increasingly potent submarine fleet, a top US officer said Tuesday, The head of US Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, said the latest class of Chinese subs would be armed with a new ballistic missile with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-have-nuclear-missiles-on-submarines-soon-us-admiral-59140/