Some also say submarine-based weapon systems could become obsolete, as developments in underwater drone technology make them vulnerable to attack. The SNP opposes the retention of Trident and has ...

The oceans hide mobile, invisible, and lethal fortresses: the largest submarines in the world. With capabilities that can ...

He said it amounted to “a disaster waiting happen.” Mr McNeilly, from Belfast, has served on submarine HMS Victorious. He said the problems could cause a nuclear explosion either on underwater patrol ...

Another technological challenge is the development of underwater drones. One of the big arguments in favour of submarines as a conveyance for nuclear weapons has been that they are undetectable under ...

NOC recently clinched a contract to provide ongoing support for the Trident II (D-5) deployed ballistic missile submarines and the guided missile submarines (SSGN) underwater launcher systems (ULS).

The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row. The latest test of the UK's nuclear deterrent was from HMS Vanguard and was seen by ...

The failed test of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy ... Missile crashes into the sea with a 'thud', nuclear submarine hovering underwater". The website of China's state-run nationalist ...