The Trump administration bombed what the president referred to as a 'drug-carrying submarine' on October 16 in the Caribbean

America's dominance beneath the waves grows as its newest nuclear submarine completed its initial sea trials and prepares for active deployment.

A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.

President Donald Trump said the two survivors from a U.S. strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs are being sent back to their home countries.

An American nuclear submarine where one in 10 crew members is Australian has arrived at the Garden Island naval base for a month-long maintenance stopover, ahead of regular AUKUS rotations that begin in 2027.

The German submarines will be constructed at MDL in partnership with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). According to reports, it will have AIP, land-attack cruise missiles and other new-generation technologies.

Electric Boat President Mark Rayha said the property will be renovated, with groundbreaking expected in mid-2026.

As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, met Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a gold crown in South Korea one key question kept following him – would he do a surprise meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un?