anti-submarine
adjective
an·ti-sub·ma·rine
ˌan-tē-ˈsəb-mə-ˌrēn 
-ˌsəb-mə-ˈrēn,
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antisubmarine
: directed against submarines : designed or intended to destroy submarines
anti-submarine warfare
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Programs like the Orca unmanned underwater vehicle and Hammerhead anti-submarine mines further show growing interest in this domain.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
The base is home to four squadrons of Typhoon fighter jets as well as the UK’s fleet of nine P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which the Royal Air Force calls the world’s best anti-submarine platform.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Central to the deal is a new joint fleet of anti-submarine warships — in response to a 30% increase in the presence of Russian ships in U.K. waters over the last two years, the U.K. said in December.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection.
—David Szondy
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
The base is home to four squadrons of Typhoon fighter jets as well as the UK’s fleet of nine P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which the Royal Air Force calls the world’s best anti-submarine platform.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Central to the deal is a new joint fleet of anti-submarine warships — in response to a 30% increase in the presence of Russian ships in U.K. waters over the last two years, the U.K. said in December.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection.
—David Szondy
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Anti-submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-submarine. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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