US submarine successfully breaks through Arctic ice.

According to Navy Times, the US Navy's Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine USS Hartford participated in the Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 naval exercise in the Arctic.

Accordingly, the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hartford unexpectedly broke through meters of thick Arctic ice to surface.

Immediately afterward, the crew members had to clear away the thick layer of ice still covering the hull and use chainsaws to open the ship's hatch.

This exercise, in addition to the USS Hartford, also included another Los Angeles-class submarine, the USS Hampton, and the British submarine HMS Trenchant (S91).

Almost invisible to the enemy and capable of diving deep underwater, the USS Hartford, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy, is giving the force an advantage.

A US submarine, having broken through the ice in the Arctic, has surfaced.

CNN (USA) estimates that the USS Hartford can launch a two-ton, six-meter-long torpedo capable of destroying an enemy submarine in an instant.

According to information released by the US Navy, Los Angeles-class submarines are capable of breaking through ice 0.7 to 0.8 meters thick when surfacing.

The U.S. Navy asserts that, from a military, geographical, or scientific research perspective, the Arctic climate is clearly too harsh and unsuitable for human life.

However, a submarine exercise in these weather conditions is necessary to ensure that the main attack submarines of the US and UK can be deployed to any sea on Earth.

The US also asserted that the simultaneous surfacing of both of its submarines demonstrated the US Navy's understanding of the Arctic waters. "They know where the ice is thin enough for submarines to surface easily," the US Navy stated.

The Arctic is now the latest front in the confrontation between Russia and the United States, with both countries controlling nearly 8.8 million square kilometers in the region. It offers many new opportunities, both for oil exploration and as a potential shipping route.

Countries located near the Arctic Circle, such as the United States, Russia, and Canada, are all seeking ways to exploit the vast energy, mineral, and marine resources believed to lie beneath the ice sheets there.

Rear Admiral James Pitts, commander of the Center for Underwater Warfare Development, assessed:

“We all recognize that the U.S. is in a highly competitive environment, and the Arctic is a part of that. The entire reason the U.S. Navy trains and exercises here is to ensure that we can operate effectively.”