The US Navy has designed fault-tolerant Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Passive Propagation Resistant (PPR) batteries suitable for use ...
In a 2005 war game, the USS Ronald Reagan, a $6 billion aircraft carrier, was "sunk" by the Swedish submarine HMS Gotland, a ...
This energy is then used to charge the submarine’s batteries, extending its submerged endurance to two or even three times ...
German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) is installing its own lithium-ion battery system onboard the existing ...
The S80 class submarines are the only 3,000-ton vessels in the world equipped with the AIP system, according to Navantia.
Recent advancements in lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology have led to a resurgence of conventional diesel-electric ...
The design is said to be reconfigurable to conduct different missions, including attacks on enemy vessels, mine-laying, ...
Midget submarines have been employed by other military powers throughout history, but the U.S. only had one briefly alongside ...
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading ...
Japan and South Korea have been using special Lithium ion batteries designed for use in submarines. AIP is even more efficient when used in an uncrewed submarine like Ghost Shark. The U.S. Navy has ...
The Exocet SM40 missile makes MBDA one of the only European players to provide a sovereign missile capability for submarines.