It seems that new submarines won’t be part of the future mix for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), at least in the foreseeable future. The government has quickly rejected a critical key Senate committee recommendation to at least take the first steps in replacing our aging Victoria-class submarines with a […]
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North Korea continues to puzzle and amaze us westerners. As the article suggests, a rogue state with both a nuclear weapons and an SSB capability is valid reason for concern. The key question now is, 'Why?' At the moment we can only guess, but two credible possibilities exist, first, deterrence […]
Something we should be watching more closely! New York Times - Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
Re-posted from Naval Today The submarine was launched in 2009 and declared operational in February 2016. "INS Arihant is undergoing sea acceptance trials as it had already passed several deep sea diving drills. It will be commissioned after completing all the sea trials", the Flag Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral […]