Part of the Navy's Initial Response Diving (IRD) project, the new prototype is designed to recycle part of the exhaled helium (Photo: US Navy/Anthony Powers) This works, but it has some drawbacks ...

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 ...

The concept aims to improve on the atmospheric diving suit by making it more flexible, lightweight and user-friendly. (Ronnie Newsome/Navy) The Navy is developing a new “Iron Man” diving suit ...

U.S. Navy diver Engineering Aide Second Class Samson Baker reenlisted for four more years of service while fully submerged ...

Navy master diver Ilagan said, "We’re very thankful for the city of New York and the fire department for having us, and for the USS Intrepid [for] providing us with a unique training ground." ...

In 1954, the elder Brashear became the first African American to graduate from the US Navy Diving and Salvage Training School as a Navy diver. During the recovery of a submerged nuclear weapon ...

The Navy is developing a new “Iron Man” diving suit that aims to enhance diver safety and allow them to work longer and in deeper waters. The Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression ...