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    Dutch Expeditionary Submarine Programme

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/france-s-naval-group-set-to-win-2-5-billion-submarine-deal Color me surprised, I thought that the Saab-Damen consortium had it in the bag. Who would've thought that KM will be the first operator of Shortfin Barracuda? That of couse is if this...
  2. Voltzz

    Thyssen Submarine Family

    NAVAL FORCES 1985 had a special supplement about Thyssen Nordseewerke including this depiction of the 'Thyssen Submarine Family' (image source) Of the submarines shown, only MSV 130 and TR 1000 are unbuilt projects. The supplement has articles on both of these, but i can only find it for sale in...
  3. Grey Havoc

    Södermanland-class submarine upgrade program (2022)

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/saab-receives-orders-from-sweden-for-submarine-upgrades/ HSwMS Östergötland isn't mentioned in the article, but presumably it will receive the same upgrade as HSwMS Södermanland in due course.
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    HMS Cockade in Korean War

    A friend of mine has asked me to check out a rumour that HMS Cockade sank a suspected Soviet sub while serving with a US force in the Korean War. He thinks the papers are embargoed until at least 2050.
  5. Grey Havoc

    KRI Nanggala-402

    https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/04/21/rescue-vessels-begin-search-for-missing-indonesian-submarine/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/indonesian-submarine-with-53-on-board-goes-missing-off-bali-11619020479
  6. Z

    Alternative RN from 1983

    1983, rather than 1982 is a key date for decisions for the RN and UK defence as a whole, in the light of the Falklands and it's effect not just on defence thinking but on the UK populace's attitude to their country. As surely as it was to the political establishment. But in terms of changes a...
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