DefenceTalkColombia and the United States announced on Monday a nuclear submarine was taking part for the first time in joint military exercises in the Caribbean Sea as regional tensions mount. Earlier this month, Colombia accused Russia of “foreign interference” on its border with Venezuela where two left-wing guerrilla groups have been fighting deadly battles for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombia-us-announce-joint-exercises-with-nuclear-submarine-78186/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s Navy received its first ballistic-missile-capable submarine on Friday to counter the threat of underwater missiles from the nuclear-armed North. Pyongyang has been developing submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) technology for years. It showed off four such devices at a military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in January, with state media KCNA calling […]

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of Washington (SSN 787), the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class, May 26. Washington is the fourth of eight Virginia-class Block III submarines and the seventh of the class to be delivered to the Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. Washington began construction in September […]https://www.defencetalk.com/washington-ssn-787-delivered-to-the-us-navy-70095/

DefenceTalkBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated Friday a naval shipyard that will oversee construction of a nuclear-powered submarine and four others to patrol Brazil’s long coastline and deepwater oil reserves. The project in southeastern Rio state, with the first vessel set for 2017 delivery, emerged from a $10 billion partnership with France dating from a 2008 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazils-rousseff-inaugurates-nuclear-sub-shipyard-61139/

DefenceTalkRussia’s third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation for commissioning with the Navy, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday. “The Vladimir Monomakh strategic nuclear submarine has returned from the sea trials completing the program of extensive acoustic tests,” Sevmash said in a statement. According to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-third-borey-class-nuclear-sub-completes-state-trials-60711/

DefenceTalkBritain’s future as a nuclear-armed nation could be thrown into doubt if Scotland votes for independence on September 18, experts say, raising serious questions about its future status in the international community. The UK’s Trident nuclear submarines are currently based at Faslane naval base on a sea loch west of Glasgow surrounded by dramatic mountain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scottish-independence-may-force-uk-nuclear-deterrent-rethink-60541/

DefenceTalkThe Navy accepted delivery of PCU North Dakota (SSN 784), the 11th ship of the Virginia Class, on Aug. 29, two days prior to its contract delivery date. North Dakota is the first of eight Virginia Class Block III ships. Approximately 20 percent of North Dakota was redesigned as part of the Virginia Cost Reduction […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pcu-north-dakota-ssn-784-first-block-iii-virginia-class-submarine-delivered-60459/

DefenceTalkBrazil is building five submarines to patrol its massive coast, including one powered by an atomic reactor that would put it in the small club of countries with a nuclear sub. The South American giant is in the process of exploring major oil fields off its shores that could make it one of the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-builds-nuclear-submarine-to-patrol-offshore-oil-59773/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Navy is expected to receive 40 new warships and auxiliary vessels in 2014, a high-ranking official said Friday. In addition to surface ships of various classes, the navy will also commission the third Borey-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, and a Varshavyanka-class diesel electric submarine, Rear Admiral Viktor Bursuk, a deputy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-to-get-40-new-ships-in-2014-50026/

DefenceTalkChina’s nuclear submarine fleet has had a remarkable safety record for more than 40 years and gained rich experience through rigorous training and drills, its fleet commanders said. “We are China’s first nuclear submarine force, and the 42 years since our establishment have witnessed our success in avoiding nuclear accidents,” Rear Admiral Gao Feng, commander […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-nuclear-submarine-fleet-comes-of-age-49511/