Tag: Submarine

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Royal Thai Navy to switch from a Chinese submarine to a frigate: Defence Minister

  • By TN
  • October 21, 2023
Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong
The Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong (FFG 456). Photo: U.S Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alex Mabini/Released.

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has decided to switch from procuring a submarine from China to a frigate, estimated to cost 17 billion baht compared [Read More…]

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Tragic end for the Titan: five passengers confirmed dead after finding wreckage of the sub

  • By TN
  • June 23, 2023
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions during a private tour of the Titanic.
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions during a private tour of the Titanic. Photo: OceanGate Expeditions.

The U.S. Navy detected the implosion of the Titan submarine on its sensors on Sunday. The Titan pilot’s wife is the great-great-granddaughter of the Straus, the couple who died on the Titanic and appeared in James Cameron’s film. Physicists and underwater salvage experts describe the Titan implosion: “Like squeezing an empty can with your hand”.

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NATO warns of mobilization of ‘Belgorod’, the Russian submarine carrying the ‘Weapon of the Apocalypse’

  • By TN
  • October 2, 2022
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine returned to its home base in Kamchatka after completing training and combat missions at sea
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine returned to its home base in Kamchatka after completing training and combat missions at sea. Photo: Sergey Konovalov / Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. CC BY 4.0.

The NATO has sent an intelligence alert to its member countries warning of the mobilization of the Russian nuclear submarine named ‘K-329 Belgorod’, which carries [Read More…]

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Engine troubles bring sink-or-swim moment for Thailand’s sub deal with China

  • By TN
  • April 5, 2022
INS Sindhurakshak (S63) submarine
INS Sindhurakshak (S63) submarine, a Sindhughosh class (Russian Kilo class) SSK. Photo: Brian Burnell.

This month brings a make-or-break meeting for the Thai Navy’s deal to buy a Chinese-made submarine, with delivery threatened by the fading chance of China [Read More…]