Soryu-class Submarines

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The presence of someone else’s military on this list may strike some as unusual, but let’s face it: the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The combination of long-endurance stealth, sensors, and modern torpedoes and missiles makes the Soryu class an effective hunter-killer. The Second World War taught Japan valuable...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The presence of someone else’s military on this list may strike some as unusual, but let’s face it: the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Both India and Australia have expressed interest in acquiring Japanese submarine technology, if not fully built submarines. Though it would be a break from the...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Air-independent propulsion and American-supplied anti-ship missiles make these submarines a force to be reckoned with. The Japanese Navy, or as they’re officially known, the Japanese Maritime...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Sōryū-class is also the first class of Japanese submarines that uses air-independent propulsion technology. Though the class is diesel-electric, some of the subs can...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Until very recently, Japan adhered to a self-imposed weapons export restriction that prevented the sale of weapons or weapon systems abroad. But, as the island...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As potent as the class is, expect a replacement class that builds upon this hunter-killer within the next decade. Japan is exploring unmanned underwater vehicles,...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Sōryū-class is also the first class of Japanese submarines that uses air-independent propulsion technology. Though the class is diesel-electric, some of the subs can...

The Japanese Navy, or as they’re officially known, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), is slated to operate a total of twelve Sōryū-class submarines. These diesel-electric attack submarines were originally introduced into...

Key point: The combination of long-endurance stealth, sensors, and modern torpedoes and missiles makes the Soryu class an effective hunter-killer. The Second World War taught Japan valuable lessons. The first—don’t start...

Key point: Japan’s next-generation 29SS submarine could be powered solely by lithium-ion batteries. Japan on Nov. 6, 2019 launched a submarine with a new kind of battery that could allow the...