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A $100 million submarine got close enough to sink America’s $6.2 billion carrier

The USS Ronald Reagan is a $6.2 billion nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, yet in 2005 war games it was virtually “sunk” by a ...
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There’s a Reason the Gotland-Class Submarines Are the Pride of the Swedish Navy

The Gotland-class has a number of features that are optimized for a minimal acoustic signature. A lot of the work was done by Saab, which fills quite a few defense tenders for the Swedish military.
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‘Cheap and Quiet’ Submarine from Sweden ‘Sunk’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in a Wargame

What You Need to Know: The Swedish Navy’s Gotland-class submarine, built between 1992 and 1996, revolutionized diesel-electric submarines with its Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) ...
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How a $100 million sub “sank” a $6 billion American aircraft carrier

In 2005 during anti-submarine warfare exercises the Swedish diesel-electric submarine HSwMS Gotland, equipped with Stirling-engine air-independent propulsion and a near-silent profile, simulated ...