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The US Navy's Ohio-Class Nuclear Submarines Were Loaded with 154 Tomahawk Missiles and Can't Be Replaced But Will Soon Be Retired
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Japan's Quantum Submarine Sensor Sees Several Thousand Meters at Best. Tokyo Will Put It on Cheap Drones and Crowd the Straits China Must Use.
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Japan???s Defense Minister: Nuclear-Powered Submarines Will Not Be Ruled Out
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Japan’s Quantum Drone Plan Targets China's Submarines, Undersea Arms Race On Indian Ocean Heats Up
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (243+ words) Japan is developing small drones fitted with quantum magnetic sensors to detect submerged submarines. The immediate concern is China’s expanding underwater presence. The Pentagon projects that China’s submarine fleet could reach 80 boats by 2035. That makes this more than a Japan…...
All 5 of the Royal Navy's In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.
22+ hour, 4+ min ago (1186+ words) Britain's 5 Astute-class attack submarines sat in port at once in June 2026. HMS Ambush has not been to sea since August 2022 and is being cannibalized for spares....
Japan tests quantum magnetic sensor drones to spot Chinese submarines
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