Special Operations
SOFIC 2019: NSW receives first new combat submersible
US Naval Special Warfare (NSW) elements in Hawaii have received the first Mk11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS). Manufactured by Teledyne Brown Engineering, the SWCS will replace the current NSW inventory of Mk8 Mod1 SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV).
The Mk11 is the next-generation free-flooding wet combat manned submersible to transport ...
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