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Controlling those periscopes aren't as easy as war and spy films suggest them to be. They got so frustrating that the Navy conducted research and surveys on the best control device possible.

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis SSN 760 gets underway following a routine port visit, Souda Bay, Greece, 2012. Image courtesy Paul Farley/US Navy. (Photo by Smith Collection ...

However, the periscopes in the six submarines had so many faults last year that the repair company, BAE Systems, could not keep up.

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The periscopes - known officially as combat system masts - will be manufactured at Govan in Glasgow. The Thales facility in West Sussex will contribute technical input to the work.

In-line Periscopes are designed to look like a hybrid between the two platforms. “This brings the Periscope format to people who have never experienced Periscope, or don’t know what Periscope ...