Portuguese AIP submarine patrols under the ice

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Portuguese Diesel-Electric AIP Submarine Just Patrolled Under The Arctic Ice

The Arpão is the first Portuguese sub to operate below the ice and could herald patrols by other advanced conventionally powered NATO boats.

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Will be interesting to see what develops,

Up until now, operations under ice have been most widely associated with nuclear-powered submarines, but the debut voyage by the Portuguese Navy’s Arpão in these waters suggests that we may see other conventionally powered NATO boats conduct similar missions.

 

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Portuguese Diesel-Electric AIP Submarine Just Patrolled Under The Arctic Ice

The Arpão is the first Portuguese sub to operate below the ice and could herald patrols by other advanced conventionally powered NATO boats.

www.twz.com

this is a great achievement for the Portuguese navy