Here’s What You Need to Remember: A noisy—but effective—weapon, Shkval smashes the paradigm of undersea warfare. A 200 knot torpedo is a very attractive capability, and as naval competition heats up ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Supercavitating torpedos travel extremely fast—hundreds of kilometers an hour. Torpedos of all types are slowed down by drag caused by friction with water. One way to ...
Port Angeles, WA-When does a bad thing become a good thing? When water flows quickly around an object, its pressure drops. If the pressure drops enough, cavitation can cause erosion in metal ...
Russia's announcement in the early 1990s that it had deployed the 200-kt. supercavitating Shkval torpedo stunned Western intelligence agencies and prompted several NATO countries to begin development ...
Researchers in China are reporting that they've taken a big step towards creating a supersonic submarine. This technology, which could just as easily be applied to weaponized torpedoes as military or ...
The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Greeneville completed sea testing for the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) in 2003. The ASDS is a 65-foot minisubmarine that rides atop large vessels. The ...
Supercavitating underwater vehicles represent a transformative approach in high-speed marine transport and defence applications. These vehicles drastically reduce hydrodynamic resistance by enveloping ...
Supercavitating vehicles represent a remarkable leap in underwater high-speed transport, utilising the formation of a gas cavity along the vehicle's hull to dramatically reduce frictional drag. This ...