A vintage photograph perennially shared on social media purports to show an actual deep-sea diving suit from 1925 that looks more like a mash-up of the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" and Robby the ...
The US Navy recently completed tank tests of a new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system that is light and flexible, yet maintains sea-level internal ...
ARLINGTON, Va.—The lights above the water’s surface cast a ghostly glow on the bottom of the sprawling tank, as a U.S. Navy diver deftly swam through a sunken aircraft fuselage. Wearing a special ...
Navy advances “Deep Sea Expeditionary” dive suit What’s the latest with the Navy’s effort to develop a new suit for deep-water missions? How about a novel HUD display? That and more are in the works.
To get underwater repair and salvage missions done faster and safer, the Navy is testing a new deep-water suit reminiscent of Iron Man. Military Times © 2026 ...