Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line

Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line
Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line

Oslo has come to the conclusion “we cannot rely on our allies to do everything” and is boosting its own efforts to protect its High North border with Russia.

Welding Problems Fixed For Virginia Subs; Carter Tours Electric Boat

Welding Problems Fixed For Virginia Subs; Carter Tours Electric Boat
Welding Problems Fixed For Virginia Subs; Carter Tours Electric Boat

UPDATED with Carter statement, Electric Boat clarifications, Hill comment ELECTRIC BOAT, GROTON, CT: Shipbuilders are fixing the biggest problem on one of the Pentagon’s top priorities, the Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet. As Defense Secretary Ashton Carter toured the Groton shipyard and talked up the importance of submarines, Electric Boat officials told reporters they’re fixing faulty welds…

Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’

Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’
Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’

WASHINGTON: This Saturday the Navy will christen its newest nuclear-powered submarine, the $2.6 billion USS Minnesota at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. Countless movies have cemented the popular image of subs as stealthy underwater killers, stalking hapless surface vessels with periscope and torpedo. But today’s Navy is experimenting with launching robotic mini-subs and even…