Japan’s Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine achieves something once considered impossible for non-nuclear boats: ...
Inside a diesel engine's cylinder, compressed air raises the temperature to ignite injected fuel, and the resulting force drives pistons to power the vehicle's main gears. Chief to this combustion ...
A man cannot one day just decide to build a submarine, much less the first powered submarine, much less if that man is a writer. Yet that is just what Narcis Monturiol did. As a young firebrand of the ...
What You Need to Know: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed to dive deeper and operate more quietly than any ...
Despite its humble appearance and specifications, the S-2 was well-equipped for its role—flying low and slow over wide expanses of ocean, methodically seeking any indication of a Soviet submarine. The ...
One of Japan’s leading shipbuilders is facing yet another round of scrutiny for its submarine construction work after coming under fire for cozying up to submarine crew members.
A massive program of upgrades to Australia's aging fleet of Collins Class submarines, aimed at keeping them in the water a ...