Is it conceivable for a comparably modest diesel-electric submarine to evade the multiple layers of defense of a U.S. Navy ...

During a 1999 NATO exercise, the Dutch Walrus-class diesel-electric submarine HNLMS Walrus achieved a remarkable feat by ...

Sweden favors stealth over brute force—and nowhere is that more apparent than in its two naval marvels: the Visby-class corvette and the Gotland-class submarine. Engineered for one of the most ...

Sweden's navy has three advanced Gotland-class diesel-electric submarines and a fourth older one due to be retired when it gets two new models expected starting in 2027.

HMS Halland is the third and final submarine in the Gotland class to undergo this extensive modernisation, marking an important milestone for Sweden’s submarine capability. The upgrade incorporates a ...

The three-boat Gotland class were constructed between 1990-1997 and had already received upgrades in the early years of their service life, before the latest upgrade process. Mats Wicksell, head of ...

The Gotland-class submarines, first introduced in the mid-1990s, were groundbreaking for being the first diesel-electric attack submarines in the world to incorporate a Stirling engine AIP system.

ISweden’s progress towards full NATO membership highlights a remarkable naval fleet, particularly the Royal Swedish Navy’s Gotland-class (Type A-19) submarines. A cornerstone of Sweden’s naval ...

Swedish submarine HSwMS Gotland with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the background. US Navy Gotland-class subs are known to be hard to detect. They use an air-independent propulsion ...

Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has contracted Saab's Kockums business to further extend the life of the Royal Swedish Navy's (RSwN's) last remaining A17 submarine HSwMS Södermanland .

Work will be carried out at Saab's Kockums shipyard facility in Karlskrona. The RSwN's three Gotland-class SSKs were built by Kockums between 1990–97. Halland is the final ship to receive its MLU.

HSwMS Halland is the third and last Gotland-class submarine to go through a MLU. Saab stated on 18 March that the extensive MLU, worth SEK1.1 billion ($116 million), would include an overhaul and ...