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German submarines for Pakistan? Berlin (UPI) Jun 18, 2009 Germany has generally agreed to export three submarines to Pakistan, but the sale is being delayed because of the country's political instability. For Germany, it's an economically promising but politically risky deal: the sale of three U-214 submarines built by German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to Pakistan for an estimated $2 billion. In 2006 the German government gave its ... more Russia set to give India nuclear sub where 20 died: report Moscow (AFP) June 17, 2009 A Russian nuclear submarine in which 20 people died after a toxic gas accident will be leased to India later this year, a Russian defence official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. "On June 20 the vessel should finish all its tests. We are planning to hand the nuclear submarine over to India by the end of this year," Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin said, quoted by Interfax news ... more Sri Lanka military says rebel sub found Colombo (AFP) June 15, 2009 Sri Lankan troops have recovered the first submarine believed to have been used by the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said Monday. Troops found the 24-foot (7.2-metre) submersible on the coast of the northeastern district of Mullaittivu, where the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were defeated last month, ending decades of ethnic conflict. "It had reportedly been used ... more Chinese sub smashes US destroyer's sonar: report Washington (AFP) June 13, 2009 A Chinese submarine collided with an underwater sonar array towed by the destroyer USS John S. McCain off the coast of the Philippines, CNN television said, quoting a US official who said it was an "inadvertent encounter." The array, used to locate underwater sounds, was damaged in the incident, but the military official said the sub and ship did not collide. The US Navy did not consider ... more