What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of

What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of

The U.S. Navy’s Orca drone, also known as the Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), has been in development for years, but will soon be in the hands of sailors as the sea service works to figure out how they will use the capability going forward. The Navy first ordered five of the semi-tractor trailer-sized submersible … Read more

See inside a WWII-era U-boat, the only submarine that the US Navy captured intact and towed home

See inside a WWII-era U-boat, the only submarine that the US Navy captured intact and towed home

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine’s capture was top-secret. See inside the U-boat, now a permanent exhibit at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Submarine warfare played a pivotal role in the … Read more