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Navy SEALs to acquire new, dry mini-submersibles

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According to a report in The Hill newspaper, which we first linked here on SOFREP back in September, the Navy SEALs are in the process of procuring a new mini-submersible vehicle to complement (and one day, perhaps replace) their fleet of SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs). I thought I would go a little further in depth on these new mini-subs, since they are a significant new capability for the SEAL teams.

While SDVs are “wet” submersibles, meaning that the SEALs are exposed to the water during the entirety of their operation, and must breathe from a self-contained breathing apparatus while operating them, the new vessels will be “dry,” or pressurized in the same manner as a full-sized submarine.

The new dry submersibles should help keep the SEALs more comfortable in the course of their underwater operations, thus allowing for longer mission profiles, and access to waters possibly heretofore too hostile because of cold temperatures. This is where the new vessels are a value added for the SEALs.

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    Tessa Shmessa

    #attackofthekillerbagels #tessacantcookdonttellmyGrandma

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    Kristie G

    damn bagels ..

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    Tessa Shmessa

    Me too, except not if you want to be stealth… but shouldn’t it be light on the bottom so that when seen from below it, under the water, it mixes in with sunlight filtering down through the water? Except if they are traveling at night they probably want it to be black… hmmm. What about when there’s a full moon? Night operations must be planned around the phases of the moon, yes? Or the plans accommodate how much light there will be, I’m sure that’s a basic of planning…

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    Tessa Shmessa

    I recently had an incident with a bagel and a toaster oven. Fortunately I didn’t need to call firefighters. My town does, however, have an impressive fire service with very well coordinated responses. Proud.

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    Kristie G

    LOL my Dad set his kitchen on fire early November and then there is the Turkey story I shared else where here… no fire department required for the Turkey but I was a bit scared that I might have lost my eye brows when my Dad set his kitchen fire… lmao…