Submarine

A Cold War story has comes to an end as the largest ever submarine is put out to pasture. According to TASS, the Dmitry Donskoy, the first of the gigantic Typhoon submarines and the last still in service, has been officially decommissioned.

Many readers will already be familiar with so-called narco subs, used to smuggle narcotics from South America into Florida. Well, according to a new study, the design of such watercraft could actually have some practical applications.

This year, all-electric water toys took on many shapes and styles, from powerful add-on e-drives to hydrofoil submersibles. Before swapping the calendar out, take a look back at the hardest charging, deepest diving electric water toys of 2022.

The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4-million (US$18.9-million) contract to MSubs to build a cutting-edge robotic submarine, called Cetus, that will be the largest in Europe and will be capable of diving deeper than conventional submarines.

It was just last year that we told you about the Super Sub, a speedy three-person electric submersible made by Dutch company U-Boat Worx. Well, the firm has now announced a revisal to its design, which will make the watercraft even faster.

Triton has taken its innovative stretched-bubble pressure hull in a new direction for its latest luxury submersible design. Project Hercules offers ... well, an extremely private and intimate experience for two, with the pilot tucked away in the back.

With the Nautilus, U-Boat Worx determines to bring the concept of a submersible superyacht to reality. The impressive vessel has a pool, bar, indoor and outdoor dining, and the unique abilities to dive down to 650 ft and stay underwater for days.

The last time we looked at the U-Boat Worx Nemo submersible, production start was listed as a vague "when market demand has been met." The vessel launched last year, and U-Boat Worx is now commencing volume production and drastically cutting price.

Highland Systems is adding to its fearsome vehicle lineup in extraordinary style, with an 11-seat armored speed demon it calls the Kronos. Clearly inspired by the manta ray, this hybrid beast rocks folding wings and 1,200 horsepower of propulsion.

Normally, Sweden building its first new class of submarines in 30 years wouldn't be of as much interest, but Saab laying the keel of its first Blekinge-class boat as Sweden waits to join NATO signals a shift in the balance of power in the Baltic Sea.

SpearUAV has released its Ninox 103 UW Sub-to-Air encapsulated autonomous quadcopter, which it says is the first loitering drone that can be launched from a submarine and other submerged platforms.

The construction of America's next-generation strategic nuclear missile submarine has formally begun as the keel was ceremonially laid for the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Electric Boat's facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.