Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Taigei-class submarines are purpose-built for the Indo-Pacific’s decisive geography. -They replace air-independent propulsion with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, ...

Key Points - Japan's Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines, designed to counter Chinese or North Korean undersea threats, are remarkably advanced despite conventional propulsion. -A key ...

The diesel-electric attack submarine Jingei was launched at a ceremony in Kobe City on October 12, 2022. Credit: Kosuke Takahashi Subscribe for ads-free reading Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen ... a month after Australia chose ...

The JMSDF commissioned JS Kumano, the first of a planned fleet of 22 Mogami-class multirole frigates, in a ceremony held on March 22 in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan. Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy ...