Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Taigei-class “Big Whale” submarines are portrayed as a generational step beyond the ...
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The US Navy’s SSN(X) Submarine Program Is Slowly Sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
The U.S. Navy today possesses the most technologically advanced submarine force in the world. Its nuclear-powered attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines remain unmatched in speed, ...
Diesel-powered submarines present a challenge that may seem paradoxical at first. Their engines require ...