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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The idea is that these nodes can be quickly deployed where required by AUVs like Anduril's Dive-XL and then carry out surveillance and reconnaissance for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare.
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New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
What To Know In a news release issued on Thursday, the Australian Defense Department said Australia's navy had deployed four of its seven Anzac-class frigates this month for high-end anti-submarine warfighting training, codenamed ASWEX 25, in the Indian Ocean off the country's west coast.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Other training events for the four-day exercise include air defense, anti-submarine and surface warfare operations, maritime patrol, and replenishment at sea, which are designed to refine the tactical and operational capabilities of the French and Indian naval forces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
That could entail air-to-air refuelling from allies in support of French bombers or anti-submarine warfare capabilities to protect British or French nuclear sub maneuvers.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
What To Know In a news release issued on Thursday, the Australian Defense Department said Australia's navy had deployed four of its seven Anzac-class frigates this month for high-end anti-submarine warfighting training, codenamed ASWEX 25, in the Indian Ocean off the country's west coast.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Other training events for the four-day exercise include air defense, anti-submarine and surface warfare operations, maritime patrol, and replenishment at sea, which are designed to refine the tactical and operational capabilities of the French and Indian naval forces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
That could entail air-to-air refuelling from allies in support of French bombers or anti-submarine warfare capabilities to protect British or French nuclear sub maneuvers.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Anti-submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-submarine. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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