The Type 212A submarine is one of the most advanced diesel-electric submarines ever built by Germany and Italy. Using a hydrogen and oxygen fuel-cell propulsion system, the submarine can remain ...

A nuclear attack submarine may be the most formidable predator ever built. In 2009, I spent a week submerged aboard the USS ...

Diesel-powered submarines present a challenge that may seem paradoxical at first. Their engines require oxygen to operate, yet these vessels routinely travel beneath the ocean surface. Naval engineers ...

This has been the mainstay of stealth since the Second World War and has advanced to the state where it's often difficult to tell one generation of submarines from another. However, there's always ...

Most of China's submarine fleet is diesel-electric, but Beijing is ramping up production of nuclear-powered classes.

Nuclear submarines carry out multiple types of missions, but no matter the mission, it's vital that they remain hidden in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. (U.S. Navy illustration) Leonardo DRS announced the ...

On February 27, 2026, Fincantieri announced the keel-laying ceremony for the first next-generation U212NFS (Near Future ...

Navy leaders warn China's new Type 096 submarines can strike the American mainland using JL-4 missiles from their protected coastal waters.