The current variant, the Type 039C, has a sail with a stealthy design. The new submarine was launched quietly in April at the Wuchang shipyard in central China. It was spotted by former U.S. Navy ...

You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its ...

India’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet late last month, a move the government says strengthens its nuclear deterrent as New Delhi casts a wary eye at ...

China has built upon decades of earlier failures to field a growing submarine force. Its attack boats and boomers have grown much quieter and harder to track. The fleet build-up shows the ...

The Soviet Typhoon-class submarines, made famous by the novel and film The Hunt for Red October, were the largest and most fearsome submarines ever built. Summary and Key Points: The Soviet ...

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina sits in Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The North Carolina is at the shipyard for its depot ...

It displaces 7,900 tons underwater, three times more than its ancestor, a World War II Gato-class submarine. A single S9G (the G stands for General Electric) nuclear reactor drives a pump-jet ...

5. Vanguard-Class Submarine Once the greatest naval power in the world, the British Royal Navy today is a shadow of its former glory. Nevertheless, the British still possess some capabilities that ...

A ban on women serving on US submarines was lifted in 2010, leading to hundreds joining the service. Future US submarines will be gender-neutral, addressing privacy and space issues for co-ed crews.

New Jersey's Sandy Hook Bay witnessed the commissioning of the most complex warfare machine ever built in the country — the USS New Jersey, now dubbed as the fastest submarine in the U.S. fleet ...

Taiwan plans to spend billions of dollars on seven more submarines in the next 14 years. Its first domestically built submarine was unveiled last fall and will undergo sea trials soon. Taiwan ...