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 ...

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 ...

Submarine production in China has been rapidly accelerating in recent years, and a greater proportion of its fleet will soon ...

JS Raigei, the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Credit: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) A Japanese Defense Ministry panel called ...

Submarines are among the most advanced and mysterious machines ever built. Designed to operate beneath the surface of the sea ...

The alleged smuggling of Kilo-class submarine parts highlights the dwindling international demand for Soviet-era naval ...