UUV Integration Will Transform Submarine Tactics

For decades, submarines have been the apex predator, roaming the oceans largely unmolested, gathering intelligence, providing a sea-based nuclear deterrent, and conducting clandestine missions with impunity.

As such, these versatile and lethal platforms have been highly sought after by navies around the world, and with advancements in underwater propulsion and quieting technologies, it is perhaps more challenging than ever to detect, localize, and track them. 

But even as submarines become stealthier, and the ocean depths continue to offer many ways to hide, emerging underwater capabilities are poised to reorder the undersea battlespace, and will force the development of new tactics to successfully employ and counter them.

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