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  2. Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel - Wikipedia

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    The Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel, also called the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) and later the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV), [2] is an unmanned surface vessel designed for the United States Navy to be deployed from Freedom and Independence-class littoral combat ships [3] and intended to conduct mine and anti-submarine warfare missions.

  3. Mark 50 torpedo - Wikipedia

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    Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes, ASW aircraft , RUM-139 VL-ASROC The Mark 50 torpedo is a U.S. Navy advanced lightweight torpedo for use against fast, deep-diving submarines . The Mk 50 can be launched from all anti-submarine aircraft and from torpedo tubes aboard surface combatant ships.

  4. Suffren-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    Their missions will include anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, land attack, intelligence gathering, crisis management and special operations. The Barracuda class nuclear reactor incorporates several improvements over that of the preceding Rubis. Notably, it extends the time between refueling and complex overhauls (RCOHs) from 7 to 10 ...

  5. February 1965 - Wikipedia

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    Ranger 8 photographed potential landing sites on the Moon for the Apollo program crewed missions before crashing into the surface. The probe "took a shallow trajectory that crossed the central highlands en route to the Sea of Tranquility , east of lunar meridian", the area favored by the constraints of Apollo's projected west to east orbit. [ 172 ]

  6. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    Adding the VPM would increase the cost of each submarine by $500 million (2012 prices). [82] This additional cost would be offset by reducing the total submarine force by four boats. [ 83 ] More recent reports state that as a cost reduction measure the VPM would carry only Tomahawk SLCM and possibly unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) with the new ...

  7. French submarine Suffren - Wikipedia

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    Suffren (Q284/S635) [6] is a French nuclear attack submarine.It is the lead ship of the Suffren class, stemming from the Barracuda program.The vessel, like several others before it, is named after Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren.

  8. Type 216 submarine - Wikipedia

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    The AIP-equipped Type 218SG of the Republic of Singapore Navy is a modified design based on the Type 216. [7] Four submarines were ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy and the lead vessel RSS Invincible was launched in February 2019, followed by one more launched on 13 December 2022, and another two under construction.

  9. Fairey Barracuda - Wikipedia

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    An 830 Naval Air Squadron Barracuda taking off from Furious at the start of Operation Mascot. The aircraft is carrying a 1,600 lb (730 kg) bomb. The first Barracudas entered operational service on 10 January 1943 with 827 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) under the command of Lieutenant Commander Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner, the former Admiralty test pilot at RAF Boscombe Down, who were ...