Key Points and Summary - In a shocking 1981 NATO exercise, a Canadian diesel-electric submarine successfully penetrated a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group and notionally "sank" the USS Dwight D.

Why can a submarine with no reactor, limited speed, and a modest weapons load still create outsized problems for fleets built around some of the most advanced sensors ever put to sea? The answer ...

Diesel-electric submarines like the Taigei class offer Japan a fearsome weapon against China—at a fraction of the cost of cutting-edge American ones.

With the U.S. Navy fielding 11 active carriers, the fleet represents a fearsome deterrent and weapon that can be deployed globally. However, they do make big, lucrative targets. For opposing forces, ...

Nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) come with many advantages. They can stay submerged for long periods of time – essentially for years, if they can carry enough provisions for the crew – whereas most ...