Halibut Hangar

Our Navy is expected to present its proposed shipbuilding plan and budget on February 01, 2010, concurrent with the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2010.The related Nuclear Posture Review 2010 has been delayed one month and is expected to be deliver… more »

A Russian Akula-class I submarine, Ak Bars, K-480 caught fire during shipyard dismantling at Severodvinsk. No injuries or atmospheric radiation (core was remove prior to the fire) have been reported. Web: UPI, No one hurt in fire aboard Russian su… more »

The submarine USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), the first Los Angeles-class submarine is scheduled to be decommissioned in Los Angeles, California tomorrow, January 23, 2010.Los Angeles-class submarines will be scheduled for decommissioning over the forthco… more »

Early this week the HMS Superb (S109), a Swiftsure-class (4,900 tons, submerged) fast-attack British submarine crashed into undersea rocks in the northern Red Sea. The crew is reportedly unharmed and the boat is watertight and navigating under reacto… more »

Originally Published November 08, 2008; Updated and Republished November 25, 2008: BBC is reporting a forward fire1 in a an unnamed Russian submarine undergoing sea trials (Yuri Dolgoruky?) has killed twenty submariners2.The unnamed submarine has… more »

Originally Published May 08, 2009; Last Updated and Republished August 04, 2009:The president has submitted his budget for FY 2010.The Navy Shipbuilding and Conversion portion of the FY 2010 Defense budget proposes $2,107,040,000 for one Virginia-c… more »

Congressional Research Service has published open source data and projections for China's submarine force structure:Res: FAS Secrecy Blog, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress dated… more »

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The first British Astute-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) has been delivered by defense behemoth BAE Systems—hundreds of millions over budget and years behind schedule. Web: BAE hands new nuclear submarine to the Royal Navy – four years late more »

Navy wraps up ICEX 20091 with the USS Annapolis (SSN 760) breaching the Arctic ice and a visit from the CNO, several lawmakers in tow. more »