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Japan is becoming a submarine powerhouse
Japan now operates five cutting-edge Taigei-class submarines, in addition to its 12 Soryu-class and 6 Oyashio-class vessels.
Diesel-electric submarines like the Taigei class offer Japan a fearsome weapon against China—at a fraction of the cost of ...
Key Points - Japan's Taigei-class ("Big Whale") diesel-electric attack submarines, with four completed by 2025 including the recently commissioned JS Raigei, represent a significant leap in ...
Japan has commissioned its fifth Taigei-class diesel‑electric attack submarine, JS Chogei. The submarine was formally ...
On March 6, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ...
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The Submarines That Could Trigger the Next Global Arms Race
Submarines have quietly become some of the most powerful weapons in modern naval warfare.
The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to Pearl ...
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