Key Points and Summary - Japan's new Taigei-class ("Big Whale") submarines are its latest "ninjas of the sea," designed with one mission: countering China's expanding navy. -As the successor to the ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Taigei submarine was commissioned at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe on March 9. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has commissioned the ...