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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: weeks of submerged operation without surfacing. The Kockums Stirling AIP ...
The National Interest

Japan’s Soryu-Class Could Be Earth’s Best (Nonnuclear) Submarine

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As potent as the class is, expect a replacement class that builds upon this hunter-killer within the next decade. Japan is exploring unmanned underwater vehicles, and ...
The National Interest

Why India and Australia Like Japan’s Deadly Soryu-Class Submarines

Here’s What You Need to Know: Both India and Australia have expressed interest in acquiring Japanese submarine technology, if not fully built submarines. Though it would be a break from the recent ...
Jane's Information Group

Japan commissions first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its first Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) equipped with lithium-ion batteries in a ceremony held on 5 March in Hyogo ...
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Japan commissions 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in a ceremony held on 24 March in Hyogo Prefecture in west-central ...