Japan's new generation of submarines are causing a stir in the global naval arena, leaving the US Navy stunned at their impressive capabilities. While Japan does not operate nuclear-powered submarines ...

The Japanese transported five midget submarines for the attack aboard I-type submarines.Deployed the night before the air attack from seven miles away, these craft made for the mouth of Pearl Harbor.

Encouraged by this initial success, the Imperial Japanese Navy rapidly expanded the Kaiten program – though their overconfidence would soon face harsh realities. Dark Seas Posted: April 25, 2025 ...

Japan is procuring compact, missile-laden multi-mission frigates at a rapid pace to deter China and Russia effectively in the ...

High-tech 3D images and video showed two doomed WWII Japanese submarines 2,600 feet underwater off Hawaii. Nonprofit group Ocean Exploration Trust explored the wreck of Imperial Japanese Navy ...

The U.S. Navy finally claimed revenge for the USS Yorktown on July 27, 1943, when the USS Scamp sank the Japanese sub in the Bismarck Sea, near New Hanover Island.

The Navy has the best submarine fleet in the world, which plays an integral role in national security — here's what you need to know about them.

The Japanese government has given an iron clad guarantee that it can deliver a fleet of new multi-purpose frigates on time ...

During training, a number of helicopters hover together as they lower sonars into the water to detect submarines. In 2017, a Japanese navy SH-60J, an earlier generation Seahawk, crashed during ...

At the same time, their Japanese opponents had yet to fully address the threat that these underwater marauders posed to the ...

According to the Japanese navy, the Sugashima-class has a standard displacement of 510 tons with a length of 177 feet. The Ukushima was carrying a crew of about 40 at the time.

As such, the U.S. Navy has been scrambling toward a quantum physics-based solution that could not only help submarines sense where they are without having to risk exposure near the surface, but ...