Project moves ahead to develop mini submarines for covert special operations forces

摘要

Leaders of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSO-COM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are moving ahead with a project to develop mini submarines able to transport combat swimmers such as Navy SEALs covertly while minimizing swim time to maintain combat effectiveness. USSOCOM awarded a potential $44.3 million contract in December to submarine maker General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., for the Dry Combat Submersible-Light (DCS-L) program to build a user-operational evaluation system of a mini submarine designed to deliver combat swimmers.