Japan’s Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine achieves something once considered impossible for non-nuclear boats: ...
While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...
Inside a diesel engine's cylinder, compressed air raises the temperature to ignite injected fuel, and the resulting force drives pistons to power the vehicle's main gears. Chief to this combustion ...
Americans may not be too fond of diesel engines, but that doesn't mean they're any less vital for the economy than their gasoline-fueled counterparts. For example, in 2022, the U.S. transportation ...
Scale model of the Chinese-manufactured S26T submarine design being constructed for the Royal Thai Navy. (Gordon Arthur) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Once tempted to ditch its acquisition of a ...
A triad of SSGs, SSKs, and SSNs would comprise a forbidding implement of access denial for the US Navy in the Indo-Pacific. Still, it’s worth restating the case for diesels from time to time. Ambient ...
A massive program of upgrades to Australia's aging fleet of Collins Class submarines, aimed at keeping them in the water a ...