Underwater communication is a American strength.
We use very long wavelength radio. No one else has it.
This has two disadvantages , it is very expensive , and it is one way, the submarines can be instructed , but they cannot return the call.
Underwater robots are in use a lot already , mostly where they can be used on a tether.
Submarines are entirely a threat while their location is unknown, entirely vulnerable when their location is known.
The generation of sub this is cannot hide from the later generations of submarine detection, so its threat is limited.