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Japan built a diesel-electric submarine so stealthy it can hide for weeks without surfacing — and China is so scared of it that Tokyo won’t sell it
Japan’s Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine achieves something once considered impossible for non-nuclear boats: ...
Japan has launched a new Taigei-class sub every year since 2020. These "Big Whale" subs are expected to hunt Chinese warships should a war break out. Their advanced capabilities and stealth make them ...
JS Sogei, the sixth Taigei-class submarine, entered the water in a ceremony held at KHI’s shipyard in Kobe City, Japan, Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: Japan Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency Japan’s ...
JS Sogei, the sixth Taigei-class submarine, entered the water in a ceremony held at KHI’s shipyard in Kobe City, Japan, Oct. 14, 2025. The Taigei class are Japan’s newest diesel-electric submarines.
With US shipbuilding faltering and China’s navy surging ahead, Australia and Japan should formalise their growing security partnership into a full defence alliance — anchored by the joint development ...
In October, Kawasaki Heavy Industries launched Japan’s newest submarine in a ceremony at its shipyard in Kobe, Japan. Named, JS Raigei (“Thunder Whale” in Japanese), the diesel-electric attack sub is ...
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