How to Use anti-submarine in a Sentence
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More practical users said the object appeared to be a float from the World War II-era used for anti-submarine nets.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2023
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At sea level, anti-submarine nets were strung across the narrow bays.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
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The naval anti-submarine drills marked the first joint exercise in six months, and North Korea promised to retaliate to the drills.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2023
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The three countries began joint anti-submarine warfare drills Thursday, joined by Canada and India.
—Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 17 Mar. 2023
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But the promise itself is compelling, a drone capable of both counter-insurgency and anti-submarine operations, built to be used and lost if needed.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
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The vessel can carry humans or be used as an uncrewed missile platform, anti-submarine weapons platform, radar, sensor craft, or drone mothership.
—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
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Each silo could carry a mix of anti-air, anti-submarine, and land-attack cruise missiles, but the lack of enemy air or naval forces meant an arsenal ship would typically carry a lot of Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles.
—Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
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The ship is capable of conducting anti-air, anti-submarine, surface and strike warfare simultaneously, according to the Navy website.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2023
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The last submodel, operated by Russia’s navy, is intended to have payloads for anti-submarine ops, search-and-rescue, maritime reconnaissance, and signal-repeater duties.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
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The initiatives the United States has pursued—advances in anti-submarine and anti-satellite warfare, in missile accuracy and potency, and in wide-area remote sensing—have rendered Russia’s nuclear forces all the more vulnerable.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
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Chinese and Russian sailors conducted anti-submarine exercises, repelled a simulated enemy air raid, conducted rescue training at sea, and practiced helicopter takeoffs and landings on the decks of warships, the Russian ministry said.
—Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
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During the 10-week war, Prince Andrew flew several missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue and casualty evacuation.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
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Unique design The Jackson is a high-speed Independence-class littoral combat ship designed for surface warfare, anti-submarine and mine countermeasures, maritime security, and humanitarian relief.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
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