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Russia gave US the sonar signature of Yasen-class Kazan submarine(bulgarianmilitary.com) After the Russian Yasen-class submarine [Kazan] showed up in Cuba, and the euphoria of “how close we are to the USA”, Russian experts began to realize that joy was turning to sadness. The Russian site Top War calls this a major mistake, saying, “Americans are already laughing at us.”
Norwegian fishermen hunting for halibut caught a US nuclear sub(vice.com) Some Norwegian fishermen off the coast of Tromsø were out and about on their vessel named Øygutt looking for halibut. Something significantly larger than fish, however, found its way into their trawl net. The fishermen caught the USS Virginia, a 115-meter-long nuclear-powered attack submarine outfitted with cruise missiles.
The Taming of the Screw (2000)(americanhistory.si.edu) I stopped talking after about three minutes. Dead silence and utter stillness greeted my proposal to a sizeable gathering of retired U.S. Navy admirals, former submarine captains, experts in naval intelligence, nuclear propulsion engineers, and current submariners of various ranks.
U.S. Navy Launched Subreddit Puzzle Game to Attract Submariners(forbes.com) After years of struggling to meet recruiting goals, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced last Tuesday that the U.S. Navy exceeded its fiscal year 2024 goals, which had been set at 40,600—an increase from the two previous years.