Posted on 09/16/2016 12:14:28 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Navy SEALs infiltrating by sea are about to get more lethal.
SEALs will soon have new underwater vehicles delivering them to targets that officials say will make a huge difference during missions.
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The new vehicles, which are called dry combat submersibles, will be akin to mini-submarines, and allow SEALs to stay warmer and drier for longer, and more physically ready, as they close in on their target.
That's a huge advantage for missions that one retired SEAL who is now a congressman described as "can't fail."
"These are national command authority missions. Can't fail. So in those niche missions, it's really important we have technology that's cutting edge," said retired Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.).
The vehicles will also allow the SEALs to communicate before a mission, compared with "only seeing your buddy's eyes" and a glow stick for 10 hours, the SEAL joked. . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Saw it about 10 years ago, very impressive.
SOCOM Ping
Me too. For...uh...fishing. Yeah, fishing, that's the ticket...
Larry that sadly was my first thought when I saw this story.... great minds etc.
Great article, way to tell our enemies we’re getting new technology.
Also to mention: you release the non-technical info in order to intimidate your adversary. PsyOps.
It seems there are no secrets from our enemies...everything is hackable, apparently. The only secrets are those kept from the American Citizens.
They can do that now. We trained on this in the 60’s.
just sayin that they said that the Titanic was unsinkable
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