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 ...

Capt. David Schappert, left, commander of Submarine Squadron 15, observes the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine JS Soryu as it arrives in Apra Harbor, Guam, for a port visit, June 7, 2018.

JS Sogei, the sixth Taigei-class submarine, entered the water in a ceremony held at KHI’s shipyard in Kobe City, Japan, Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: Japan Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency Japan’s ...

Key Points - Japan's Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines, designed to counter Chinese or North Korean undersea threats, are remarkably advanced despite conventional propulsion. -A key ...

Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric submarines, named Hakugei. (Japanese MOD photo) MELBOURNE, Australia – Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric ...

Australia's fleet of Improved Mogami-class frigates are being built to accommodate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), a ...

Japan was at one time a pretty formidable imperial power with a massive array of military, air, and naval units dominating the waters and skies around the island nation. It was this robust ...

A-150 was the super battleship Japan dreamed of: Even as the Imperial Japanese Navy saw the potential for aircraft carriers in a future war with the United States, there were those who still believed ...

Japan has launched the first of a new class of attack submarines. (Courtesy of Japan's Defense Ministry) MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric ...