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The U.S. Navy Needs Stealth AIP Submarines

The U.S. Navy Can’t Miss the AIP Submarine Advantage -Air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines are reshaping undersea ...
Russia’s Amur-class submarines were supposed to be export-ready successors to the Kilo line, with quieter hulls, optional AIP ...
Pakistan is set to induct its first batch of air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped Hangor-class submarines from China in ...
Islamabad’s move to acquire Chinese-built advanced Hangor-class submarines should prompt India to accelerate its efforts to ...
July 29, 2025: South Korea has 23 Air Independent Propulsion/AIP submarines while North Korea maintains a similar number of older subs. North Korea is building a nuclear powered SSBN, such a boat ...
DAPA plans to invest a total of 468.9 billion won through 2033 to replace the combat systems and towed array sonars on three ...
At present, the duration of warship construction has been reduced to 31 months as opposed to 55-60 months in the past. Guided ...
It is clear that the United States still holds an edge over China in the undersea domain. But the margins are shrinking. China’s rapidly expanding and modernizing submarine force challenges the United ...
Indian Navy is shaping its future asset inductions in line with plans to "counter such threats" as arising consequent to the ...
In an estimated $5 billion deal, four submarines will be built and delivered by China by 2028, while the other four will be ...
Italy’s largest shipbuilder, Fincantieri, has reiterated its offer of the U212 Near Future Submarine (NFS), presenting it as ...