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USS Jimmy Carter: America’s 'Seawolf' Spy Submarine with a Secret Mission
The U.S. Navy's Block VI Virginia-class submarines are expected to employ seabed warfare equipment, while the Russian Navy's submarine Losharik is believed capable of such operations. Designed to ...
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Russia's secret underwater warfare: Cables in the crosshairs
The significance of these forces was highlighted by a 2019 fire on the AS-12 Losharik submarine. Although only 200-230 feet long, it has a nuclear propulsion system. With its external, lightweight ...
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Russian mini-sub loss a “state secret”: dead crew belonged to an elite force
Igor Kurdin, a former commander of a nuclear submarine, said authorities have ... earning it the nickname “Losharik” - a winsome toy horse made of juggling balls in a Soviet-era cartoon.
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Repair works of Russia’s AS-31 submersible may take up to four years
The submarine severely damaged by the fire in the Barents Sea was nicknamed the Losharik due to the hull’s specific shape in the form of several connected titanium spheres. US hindered probe ...
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Work to repair AS-31 submersible postponed until 2021 — sources
The submarine severely damaged by the fire in the Barents Sea was nicknamed the Losharik due to the hull’s specific shape in the form of several connected titanium spheres. Nuclear submarine ...