Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for Dirk Kempthorne

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho ...
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Can the US save its construction timeline for the Columbia-class submarine?

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one.
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The aircraft built for one job - hunting submarines

As World War II ended and a new era of naval warfare emerged, aircraft carriers replaced battleships as the dominant force at ...
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Switcheroos have marked the naming of Navy submarines for decades

This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...
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Here’s How Anti-Submarine Planes Actually Work

Spotter planes can no longer directly see enemy submarines. Today, their mission is overwhelmingly acoustic—listening to ...
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Navy to upgrade security at top nuclear missile submarine base with $24 million armored vehicle facility

The Navy is upgrading the security of submarines and nuclear weapons at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., by building a $24 million Armored Fighting Vehicle Support Facility. Naval Facilities ...