DefenceTalkA new nuclear submarine has been turned over to the People’s Liberation Army Navy, one of the largest State-owned naval shipbuilding enterprises revealed on Tuesday, but experts believe that this submarine is not the most advanced Type 096, which is China’s next generation strategic nuclear submarine. China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), which also manufactures China’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-navy-gets-new-nuclear-submarine-70515/

DefenceTalkBRUSSELS, Belgium: The well-preserved wreck of a German submarine sunk during World War I has been found in the North Sea and may have the bodies of its crew still on board, Belgian officials said Tuesday. A diver who has explored the wreck, lying in 30 meters (100 feet) of water off the port of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/wwi-german-submarine-wreck-found-off-belgium-70495/

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of Washington (SSN 787), the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class, May 26. Washington is the fourth of eight Virginia-class Block III submarines and the seventh of the class to be delivered to the Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. Washington began construction in September […]https://www.defencetalk.com/washington-ssn-787-delivered-to-the-us-navy-70095/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea, Japan and the US held a joint naval exercise Monday (Apr 3) aimed at countering missile threats from North Korean submarines, Seoul’s defense ministry said, amid mounting concerns over the hermit state’s weapons programme. Pyongyang is on a quest to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-japan-us-hold-drill-against-north-korea-submarines-69635/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s justice ministry said Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ministry stressed however that Netanyahu himself was not a suspect in the case. Law enforcement agencies have been looking in recent months into the deal to buy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-opens-criminal-investigation-into-german-submarine-contract-69314/

DefenceTalkKelvin Hughes, a world leader in maritime navigation and security surveillance radar, is pleased to announce that it has been contracted to supply the I-band SharpEye Doppler submarine radar system as part of a mid-life upgrade program for the Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B-class submarines (also known as the Khalid class diesel electric attack submarine). Working […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-orders-sharpeye-radar-for-submarine-upgrades-69228/

DefenceTalkAn Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 9 completed a Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Test (FCET) Feb. 16, resulting in four successful test flights of Trident II D5 missiles. Designated FCET-53, the operation spanned a three-day period. The primary objective of an FCET is to obtain, under operationally representative conditions, valid reliability, accuracy, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ssbn-test-fires-trident-ii-d5-ballistic-missiles-69176/

DefenceTalkGermany and Norway have decided to launch a comprehensive strategic partnership for the cooperation of their naval forces. The intention is to jointly develop, procure and operate not only submarines but also anti-surface missiles in both their respective navies. The planned cooperation will be based on agreed and harmonized requirements of both navies. Germany and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-and-norway-to-extend-naval-forces-cooperation-69124/

DefenceTalkPoland’s state-owned defence consortium PGZ on Wednesday said it had signed a partnership agreement with French naval shipbuilder DCNS, notably to build submarines. The cooperation marks the first military agreement between the countries since Poland’s shock decision last October to drop a deal with Airbus to buy 50 of its Caracal helicopters for an estimated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-inks-deal-with-frances-dcns-to-build-submarines-68909/

DefenceTalkRussia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport has delivered the last Project 636.1 Varshavyanka-class (NATO reporting name: Kilo) diesel-electric submarine to Vietnam and, thus, fulfilled the contract for the delivery of a batch of six submarines, which had been signed in late 2009. The submarine was transported from the Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-delivers-last-project-636-1-diesel-electric-submarine-to-vietnam-68900/