Lockheed Martin Will Build New Shallow Submarine For Navy SEALs

[rangerrebew]

Lockheed Martin Will Build New Shallow Submarine For Navy SEALs

So they don't have to get wet
By Kelsey D. Atherton July 25, 2016
A Dry Manned Submersible

Lockheed Martin

A Dry Manned Submersible

A submarine similar to this one will someday carry Navy SEALs on secret missions.

Traveling underwater offers Navy SEALs a lot of advantages. Troops are hard to see below the waves, and until they reach the shore they’re no louder than the ocean itself. The problem is all the water. The current “swimmer delivery vehicles” used by the Navy’s elite special forces require them to wear scuba gear the entire time, because they're exposed to the sea itself. A new submarine, from Submergence Group LLC and defense giant Lockheed Martin, will instead carry SEALS covertly, underwater, and inside an enclosed submarine.

It’s called the Dry Combat Submersible. From Lockheed Martin:

http://www.popsci.com/lockheed-martin-will-build-new-shallow-submarine-for-navy-seals

[SZonian]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/15/seals-soon-using-new-dry-combat-submersibles-on-ca/

[driftdiver]

Lockheed Martin Will Build New Shallow Submarine For Navy SEALs

So they don't have to get wet
By Kelsey D. Atherton July 25, 2016
A Dry Manned Submersible

Lockheed Martin

A Dry Manned Submersible

A submarine similar to this one will someday carry Navy SEALs on secret missions.

Traveling underwater offers Navy SEALs a lot of advantages. Troops are hard to see below the waves, and until they reach the shore they’re no louder than the ocean itself. The problem is all the water. The current “swimmer delivery vehicles” used by the Navy’s elite special forces require them to wear scuba gear the entire time, because they're exposed to the sea itself. A new submarine, from Submergence Group LLC and defense giant Lockheed Martin, will instead carry SEALS covertly, underwater, and inside an enclosed submarine.

It’s called the Dry Combat Submersible. From Lockheed Martin:

http://www.popsci.com/lockheed-martin-will-build-new-shallow-submarine-for-navy-seals

Looks pretty cool, probably will reduce the risk from cold water significantly.

[geronl]

midget submarines are not really a new concept