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The United States has been known for building some of the best nuclear attack submarines in the world, the latest being the Virginia-Class. (Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some subs that use AIP (Air-independent propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) can be somewhat more quiet than nuke subs. One example is the Swedish Gotland-class (Gotland-class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Therefore some say that the USA should use their expertise and technology in submarine building to build an extremely quiet conventional submarine with AIP. They can deploy them regionally to places like the Western Pacific and Europe, then use ports in allied countries as a forward base. Of course the US would still build nuclear subs to in addition to conventional ones.
Others say that the US Navy is a global force and therefore should rely more on nuclear submarines, which are faster and can travel longer distances than conventional submarines. Although one drawback is that they are more expensive to build.
What do you think? Leave your comments below!
Some subs that use AIP (Air-independent propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) can be somewhat more quiet than nuke subs. One example is the Swedish Gotland-class (Gotland-class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Therefore some say that the USA should use their expertise and technology in submarine building to build an extremely quiet conventional submarine with AIP. They can deploy them regionally to places like the Western Pacific and Europe, then use ports in allied countries as a forward base. Of course the US would still build nuclear subs to in addition to conventional ones.
Others say that the US Navy is a global force and therefore should rely more on nuclear submarines, which are faster and can travel longer distances than conventional submarines. Although one drawback is that they are more expensive to build.
What do you think? Leave your comments below!