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These missiles are launched from the six 533 mm torpedo tubes of the submarine.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026 Passive sonar listens quietly for engine noise, or transient sounds such as a torpedo tube being opened.—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Each vessel is equipped with 32 vertical launch tubes for three types of anti-surface and land-attack cruise missiles, as well as 10 torpedo tubes.—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed.—David Szondy
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