German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TMS) will demonstrate an in-development lithium-ion battery on a German Navy submarine. tkMS has been developing the next-generation submarine battery since 2015, undertaking its first test in 2019. According to […]
The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to integrate male and female sailors fully. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class submarine, was commissioned during a […]
On August 2, 2024, Ukraine’s military reported a successful missile strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Rostov-on-Don Kilo-class submarine and four S-400 air defense missile launchers in occupied Crimea. The alleged loss of the […]
Key components of Taiwan’s first domestically developed attack submarine have been revealed for the first time in new images. The $1.5 billion diesel-powered warship made waves after its unveiling ceremony on September 28, 2023. However, […]
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the international defence company, has signed a four-year $900 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), to deliver the infrastructure required to support and sustain […]
The seven-year contract, awarded by Hanwha Ocean, is to manufacture and install the weapons handling launch system (WHLS) on Boat 6 of the Jangbogo-III class boat. Boat 6, namely Jangbogo-III Batch-II Boat 3, along with […]
Taiwan’s maiden indigenous submarine prototype will begin the final round of harbor acceptance tests on Tuesday. The Narwhal prototype will be moved to a floating dock before being shifted to a dry dock for the […]
Germany and Norway have begun construction of Type 212 Common Design (CD) diesel-electric submarines. The countries although strengthen maritime defence capabilities and military cooperation. The Type 212CD submarine is based on the Type 212A submarine. […]
In September 2021 the UK, Australia and the United States agreed a trilateral defence and security partnership to “help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.” Known as AUKUS, the agreement reflects the UK’s […]
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen launched the self-governing island’s first domestically made submarine Thursday for testing after seven years of design and construction and increasingly aggressive moves by China. The diesel-electric vessel must pass harbor and […]
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