Featured in AIPBYThomas NewdickFeb 8, 2022ShareNew Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine Breaks CoverThe latest Chinese submarine design to emerge remains enigmatic but seems to utilize a notably small hull. BYThomas NewdickFeb 8, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2022ShareOur First Look At Israel’s New Dakar Class Submarine Reveals A Very Peculiar FeatureConcept art of the Dakar class reveals an unusually long sail, which may indicate an upgrade to Israel’s second-strike nuclear deterrent. BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2021ShareChilean Navy Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Appears In San Diego (Updated)Working with foreign diesel-electric submarines provides valuable training to the US Navy, which only operates nuclear-powered types. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 22, 2021ShareChina’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 ClassThe Type 039C Yuan submarine looks set to build on China’s existing, highly capable fleet of diesel-electric attacks subs and is likely even quieter. BYThomas NewdickJun 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 11, 2021ShareAustralia To Upgrade All Its Aging Submarines Amid Chronic Delays To Its New French DesignThe costly refurbishment comes as the government confirms its new submarines won’t be fully combat-ready until 2054. BYThomas NewdickJun 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareJapan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarineJapan is preparing to introduce an innovative new class of diesel-electric submarine, the largest it has built since World War II. BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor SquadronThe unit is intended to provide Navy submariners and anti-submarine forces with an opponent that fights just like a wide range of potential foes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In TrainingThe service wants a Topgun-like program for submariners and its plans could push it toward finally buying new, non-nuclear subs. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareJapan Goes Back To The Future With Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarinesDiesel electric submarines may be on the verge of returning to their simpler roots with the help of lithium-ion batteries. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareGerman Type 212 Sub Has This ‘Propeller Boss Vortex Diffuser’ To Reduce Its Acoustic SignatureNot much is known about the system, but it’s based on similar principals as finned systems commercial ships use to increase efficiency. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIndia Wants New Subs While Ones They Already Have Sail With Broken PeriscopesThe ambitious plans to field new attack subs will take many years to mature, meanwhile India’s existing diesel-electric sub force isn’t exactly in stellar shape. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareOops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their PensSpain will likely have to spend millions of dollars to build a proper home for the boats, which have already suffered years of problems and delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2018ShareSweden’s Notorious Little Carrier Killing Sub Just Got Some Major UpgradesGotland blazed a trail for modern air-independent propulsion equipped diesel-electric subs, wreaking havoc on U.S. carrier groups in drills. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2016ShareAustralia Is Getting The Baddest Diesel Electric Submarines On The Planet And the US should buy them too. Here’s why. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2016Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 8, 2022ShareNew Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine Breaks CoverThe latest Chinese submarine design to emerge remains enigmatic but seems to utilize a notably small hull. BYThomas NewdickFeb 8, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2022ShareOur First Look At Israel’s New Dakar Class Submarine Reveals A Very Peculiar FeatureConcept art of the Dakar class reveals an unusually long sail, which may indicate an upgrade to Israel’s second-strike nuclear deterrent. BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2021ShareChilean Navy Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine Appears In San Diego (Updated)Working with foreign diesel-electric submarines provides valuable training to the US Navy, which only operates nuclear-powered types. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 22, 2021ShareChina’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 ClassThe Type 039C Yuan submarine looks set to build on China’s existing, highly capable fleet of diesel-electric attacks subs and is likely even quieter. BYThomas NewdickJun 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 11, 2021ShareAustralia To Upgrade All Its Aging Submarines Amid Chronic Delays To Its New French DesignThe costly refurbishment comes as the government confirms its new submarines won’t be fully combat-ready until 2054. BYThomas NewdickJun 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareJapan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarineJapan is preparing to introduce an innovative new class of diesel-electric submarine, the largest it has built since World War II. BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor SquadronThe unit is intended to provide Navy submariners and anti-submarine forces with an opponent that fights just like a wide range of potential foes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In TrainingThe service wants a Topgun-like program for submariners and its plans could push it toward finally buying new, non-nuclear subs. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareJapan Goes Back To The Future With Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarinesDiesel electric submarines may be on the verge of returning to their simpler roots with the help of lithium-ion batteries. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareGerman Type 212 Sub Has This ‘Propeller Boss Vortex Diffuser’ To Reduce Its Acoustic SignatureNot much is known about the system, but it’s based on similar principals as finned systems commercial ships use to increase efficiency. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIndia Wants New Subs While Ones They Already Have Sail With Broken PeriscopesThe ambitious plans to field new attack subs will take many years to mature, meanwhile India’s existing diesel-electric sub force isn’t exactly in stellar shape. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareOops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their PensSpain will likely have to spend millions of dollars to build a proper home for the boats, which have already suffered years of problems and delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2018ShareSweden’s Notorious Little Carrier Killing Sub Just Got Some Major UpgradesGotland blazed a trail for modern air-independent propulsion equipped diesel-electric subs, wreaking havoc on U.S. carrier groups in drills. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2016ShareAustralia Is Getting The Baddest Diesel Electric Submarines On The Planet And the US should buy them too. Here’s why. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2016Share
