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11/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

China has developed a magnetic propulsion drive for use on nuclear submarines, making them almost silent

The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has recently unveiled and tested a new magnetic propulsion motor that may put China at par with the U.S. and other Western naval forces. According to reports, the new technology is the country’s first permanent system of its kind and may enable nuclear submarines to move about with better speed and increased stealth. Reports have indicated that the […]

11/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

Navy commissions “robosub” that can hide in enemy waters for months at a time

The U.S. Navy ushers in a new tactic to stay ahead of the global maritime scene by awarding multi-million contracts to Lockheed Martin and Boeing to develop the U.S. Navy’s extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) called Orca. Lockheed Martin was awarded $43.2 million, while Boeing received as much as $42.3 million for the design phase of the Orca […]

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