Not content to rain death and destruction from the skies with his bombers, mankind invented I.C.B.Ms which could be hidden beneath the waves in giant submarines. For a time these sea monsters roamed the world's oceans ensuring an uneasy peace. But mankind was made up of two opposing factions who sought advantage over each other. One was called the Soviet Union and was led by a man named Leonid Brezhnev who learned through his spies that his submarines were not as good as his enemy's. Paranoid and distraught, he sought a way to regain a mad equilibrium. And so he built even bigger sea monsters which could live under the polar ice caps where they were safe from his enemies' hunter-killers. He called these new submarines the TYPHOON 
Articles by H I Sutton
Fateh-Class_Submarine
As the annual Sacred Defense Week approaches, military observers' eyes will turn back to Iran. This is the time of year when the latest military goodies are paraded for the eager cameras of the quasi-official press. Hidden within the pungent mountain of mindless propaganda is the occasional gem. With luck this year the latest Fateh Class submarine will be paraded, giving new insights. The Fateh is the latest in a serious of indigenous submarine projects and is by far the most potent to date.
SAROV-Class_Submarine
The Russian Sarov Class submarine has kept analysts guessing. Trying to decipher her unique form and curious appendages merely adds to the mystery. She is a boat which is not well documented, and many illustrations of her turn out to be quite misleading. The same can be said of much of the early analysis which still colours write-ups on the subject.
Return of the Battleship: Zumwalt
Battleships are large armored surface combatants armed with a battery of heavy guns. In their heyday battleships were the most powerful vessels in the world and vital for naval dominance and power projection. The last were built in WW2 when they were already being eclipsed by the aircraft carrier, and few remained in service after the war. Twenty two years after the last true battleships were retired in 1992, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) restarts history.
SDVs - terms of reference
The term SDV (Swimmer Delivery Vehicle) was coined by the US Navy in the mid-1960s and quickly spread to certain allied forces such as the British SBS. But what does it mean, and how do you describe different features of SDVs? What's the difference between an SDV and a minisub? And when is an SDV actually a DPD, or DSV???
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