Indias Project 75 I submarine contract

India Recalibrates Submarine Strategy: German Type-212 Deal Gains Momentum Over French Scorpenes

India’s maritime defence planning, the Indian Navy is reportedly reconsidering its ongoing submarine acquisition strategy, opting to move away from purchasing three additional French-designed Scorpene-class submarines. Instead, a more ambitious project—centered around building six advanced German-designed stealth submarines—is gaining momentum...
Taiwan's Hai Kun submarine

Taiwan’s Stealth Gamble: Taipei’s Underwater Defense Ambitions Tested as Stealth Submarine Project Suffers Structural and Systems Failures

Taiwan’s long-anticipated flagship submarine, the Hai Kun — meaning Narwhal — has missed a crucial sea trial deadline, casting a shadow over one of Asia’s most ambitious defense projects and exposing the limits of Taiwan’s industrial and strategic reach in...
China Submarine

China’s AI Breakthrough in Undersea Warfare: The End of Submarine Stealth?

For more than half a century, the defining characteristic of submarine warfare has been invisibility. The ability to slip silently into the deep, evade detection, and strike when least expected has turned submarines into the most survivable component of nuclear...
Australia–Japan Submarines

Why Australia and Japan Should Forge a Defence Alliance Around a New Submarine

Canberra’s August 2025 announcement that it will purchase 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sent ripples through the Indo-Pacific. The deal, worth tens of billions, was not only Australia’s largest-ever naval procurement from a non-Western partner but also...
Scorpene submarine

Indonesia Races Against Time: Fast-Tracking Scorpene Evolved Submarine Construction to Boost Naval Power

Indonesia has launched an accelerated schedule to construct two cutting-edge Scorpene Evolved Full Lithium-Ion Battery (LiB) submarines, compressing what was originally an eight-year project into just five. The unprecedented acceleration, mandated by President Prabowo Subianto earlier this year, is expected to redefine...
PLAN Ming-class submarine

China’s Silent Tragedy Beneath the Waves: Legacy of Submarine 361 and PLAN’s Rapid Rise

As China’s naval power surges into the 21st century, its submarine fleet has become a symbol of quiet strength beneath the surface. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is rapidly modernizing, expanding both its diesel-electric and nuclear-powered submarine fleets to...
Chinese Yuan-Class Submarines

Egypt in Final Negotiations to Acquire Chinese Yuan-Class Submarines, Marking a Strategic Pivot in Regional Naval Dynamics

Egypt is reportedly nearing the conclusion of negotiations to acquire the Type 039A Yuan-class submarines from China, a move that would represent a dramatic upgrade to Cairo's undersea warfare capabilities and a significant recalibration of its defense procurement strategy. Highly...
U212 NFS

Philippines Submarine Bid: Philippines Submarine Deal Sparks Global Contest, Redefines Southeast Asia’s Naval Future

In a move that could reshape Southeast Asia's naval balance, European defence giants Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have joined forces to propose a next-generation submarine solution to the Philippine Navy. Their bid, centered on the U212 NFS (Near...
Launch of the Perm nuclear-powered submarine.

Russia Unveils ‘Perm’ nuclear-powered submarine: A Tsirkon-Armed Nuclear Submarine Redefining Undersea Warfare

Russia has unveiled the latest addition to its nuclear-powered submarine fleet—the Perm, a Yasen-M class attack submarine armed with the cutting-edge Tsirkon hypersonic missile system. This launch marks a critical shift in global naval dynamics, solidifying Russia’s ability to project...
JS Raigei commissioning ceremony. (JMSDF)

Japan Commissions Fourth Taigei-Class Submarine, JS Raigei

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has officially commissioned its fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine, JS Raigei (SS 515), marking a significant milestone in Japan’s naval modernization efforts. The new submarine was inducted into Submarine Division 1 of Submarine Flotilla 1 and...
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