Modern nuclear forces increasingly rely on platforms built for a single, unforgiving task. Just as analysts note that Russia’s Su-35S fighter was built for just one mission, nuclear-armed states field ...

Most of China's submarine fleet is diesel-electric, but Beijing is ramping up production of nuclear-powered classes.

A man cannot one day just decide to build a submarine, much less the first powered submarine, much less if that man is a writer. Yet that is just what Narcis Monturiol did. As a young firebrand of the ...

In a sense, Sweden’s A26 submarine is a microcosm of Europe’s defense woes: it can build amazing platforms, but cannot build enough of them on time. Saab has achieved what it calls the world’s ...

Since the end of the Cold War, China has built up a top-notch submarine force—posing a significant threat to the US Navy’s operations in the Indo-Pacific. China is currently undertaking one of the ...