5.3.11

Scranton: sub part of Kearsarge ARG?






New communications capabilities mated with submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could result in U.S. submarines independently detecting and destroying targets far inland. Stealthy mini-subs, like the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) will launch from our attack submarines and take Special Forces teams hundreds of miles to their landing sites.
USS Scranton (SSN-756)
Submarine Scranton passed through the Suez Canal and reached Libya's Gulf of Sidra by March 4. Scranton-class submarines are armed with cruise missiles and are designed to land troops covertly.
rianovosti
The [Kearsage ARG] flotilla has a rapid strike stealth submarine, the USS Scranton, which is designed to support special forces' operations. Assyrian International News Agency
Wed Mar 02 08:21:34 GMT 2011 UNDER a veil of heavy security, the nuclear submarine USS Scranton departed Portsmouth [UK] Naval Base at the end of its 10-day visit to the city. The News

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