H I Sutton's latest update is on the Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). The DCS is a type of SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) which has a dry interior to allow the SEALs to arrive at their target fresher than the usual wet-sub where they have to wear their diving gear at all times.

On 13th July 2016 USSOCOM announced a $166m multi-year contract for Lockheed Martin to design, build, test and maintain a production model of the Dry Combat Submersible (DCS)based on the UOES2 (S351) demonstrator. Sutton takes us into the development history of the craft and some of its forerunners.

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