Europe
A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan Detects Acoustic Signature Of Chinese Noisy Submarines off Amami Oshima
Japan detected a submarine believed to be Chinese off a southern Japanese island, the defense ministry said Sunday, heightening Japan’s caution levels in the East China Sea as China increases its military activities. Japan’s Ministry […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Hunting Chinese And Russian Low-tech Submarines By High-tech USN, JMSDF And RAN Submarines
The Navy’s newest fleet and submarine commands teamed up this week for an intensive anti-submarine drill off the East Coast, waters Navy commanders say are now open game for Russian submarines. “This is where the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided Monday with a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off Shikoku, with three crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported, government officials said. The […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Mitsubishi launches new Taigei-class submarine for JMSDF
Japan’s newest submarine “Taigei” (previously known as 29SS) was launched on Wednesday at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Taigei means “Great Whale” in Japanese and was once used as the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
JMSDF’s High-tech Warships Can Dismantle Low-tech Chinese Submarine
Japanese forces chased a Chinese Jin-class submarine out of Japanese waters in July 2020. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating land-grab across the western Pacific. A Japanese “destroyer”—actually, the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japanese Soryu-class submarine detects type 094 submarine in its territorial waters near Amami Islands
Japanese Defence Ministry reported sighting a type 094 submarine around Amami Islands in the island nation’s contiguous zone on Saturday, June 20. As per reports, the ministry added that on the evening of June 18, Japenese […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan commissioned first Soryu-class Submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
The Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned diesel-electric attack submarine JS Oryu, its first submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries, in a ceremony held on 5 March in Hyogo Prefecture in west-central Japan. Learned GDC quoting […]
Naval Weapons
In-depth analysis of current sonar technology
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Americas
The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines
WASHINGTON – The US Navy on Monday awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world’s most advanced Virginia-Class Block V submarines. Read More Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For […]