The game is on! Japan officially announces that it will bid for a contract to build 12 submarines in Australia.

All previous Soryu-class subs used the extremely quiet air-independent propulsion system. Although the U.S. Navy has prioritized nuclear propulsion, air-independent propulsion is highly survivable.

Baranov said the installation of air-independent power plants aboard Project 677 submarines would strengthen the design bureau’s positions in the market of conventional submarines as it would ...