{"id":45691,"date":"2023-08-07T19:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/07\/mini-seal-sub-reaches-initial-operating-capability\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:57:57","slug":"mini-seal-sub-reaches-initial-operating-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/08\/07\/mini-seal-sub-reaches-initial-operating-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini SEAL sub reaches initial operating capability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest secretive underwater vehicle for delivering Navy SEALs to mission destinations achieved initial operational capability late last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The so-called \u201cdry combat submersible\u201d is a sort of mini-submarine that can launch from a regular Navy sub with SEALS inside, according to U.S. Special Operations Command and the mini-sub\u2019s manufacturer, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2023-07-24-US-SOCOM-Declares-Initial-Operational-Capability-for-Lockheed-Martins-New-Dry-Combat-Submersible\" target=\"_blank\">Lockheed Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While SEALs have deployed in minisubs for decades, this latest submersible is the first that allows them to do so without having to wear a wetsuit or be exposed to weather or the water during the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new submersible \u201cprovides safe, clandestine delivery for occupants over long distances in a completely dry environment and features a lock-in and lock-out chamber,\u201d Lockheed said in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2023-07-24-US-SOCOM-Declares-Initial-Operational-Capability-for-Lockheed-Martins-New-Dry-Combat-Submersible\" target=\"_blank\">a press release<\/a> announcing the milestone. \u201cOccupants arrive at the mission warm, rested, hydrated and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It measures nearly 40-feet long and can fit up to eight special operators, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dote.osd.mil\/Portals\/97\/pub\/reports\/FY2022\/navy\/2022dcs.pdf?ver=rXhQnSJOXpcmeB-Bb2nIJg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">a Defense Department fact sheet<\/a> on the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3008\" height=\"1960\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg 3008w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=768,500 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,667 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1001 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1334 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3008px) 100vw, 3008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two launch one of the team&#8217;s minisubs from the back of the attack submarine Philadelphia on a training exercise in May 2005. 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