A man cannot one day just decide to build a submarine, much less the first powered submarine, much less if that man is a writer. Yet that is just what Narcis Monturiol did. As a young firebrand of the ...

The age of diesel-powered submarines began in 1912, and these subs dominated the waters for more than 40 years, through both World War I and World War II. In the U.S., this era ended when the last ...

Chinese scientists have allegedly made a major breakthrough in submarine stealth technology. According to reports, the team has developed a hybrid active-passive engine vibration isolation system ...

Spotter planes can no longer directly see enemy submarines. Today, their mission is overwhelmingly acoustic—listening to ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced in December 2025 that it had suspended Kawasaki Heavy Industries from bidding on ...