"U.S. Navy SEALs Are Getting New Mini-Subs" Topic
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Tango01 | 20 Aug 2014 9:46 p.m. PST |
"The U.S. Navy is hard at work developing new underwater transports for its elite commandos. The SEALs expect the new craft—and improvements to large submarine "motherships" that will carry them—to be ready by the end of the decade. SEALs have ridden in small submersibles to sneak into hostile territory for decades. For instance, the special operators reportedly used the vehicles to slip into Somalia and spy on terrorists in 2003. Now the sailing branch is looking to buy two new kinds of mini-subs. While details are understandably scarce, the main difference between the two concepts appears to be the maximum range…"
Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Lion in the Stars | 21 Aug 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
Huh, I'd missed the cancellation of the ASDS… Yes, the SEALs need new rides. Longer range gives more deployment options, ranging from a long way up the river to giving a long standoff range for the mothersub. Ideally, we'd have a 'standard' fast attack sub that has a built-in dry deck shelter, kinda like what the Jimmy Carter (SSN23) has. So that every single sub in the fleet could carry a small SEAL detachment. |
Mako11 | 26 Aug 2014 5:57 p.m. PST |
Man, that sure is an ugly minisub. |
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