Military submarines are also arguably one ... Instead, the Russians sent mini-submarines, which made repeated but futile attempts to hook onto the Kursk's submarine escape hatch.

French and Italian firms are on tap to supply sonar technology and miniature submarines to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, ...

Photo: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries WASHINGTON—China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country’s priority weapons programs ...

In a startling development that underscores the shifting balance of global military power, U.S. intelligence has revealed ...

Last year, the Pentagon announced it had discovered in a little-known report that China’s military adopted a policy of keeping at least one nuclear-capable submarine at sea at all times.

China has been racing to expand its relatively modest fleet of nuclear submarines as part of a campaign to modernize its military and tilt the strategic balance with Washington in Beijing’s favor.

The Chinese military has kept quiet about the incident while touting it’s “maritime superiority” in the South China Sea — with eyes on a possible invasion of Taiwan. Nuclear submarines are ...

China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the United States in a naval arms race, according to US officials. The ...

China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the United States in a naval arms race, according to US officials.

according to a Pentagon report issued last year on China’s military power, That report said China’s aim in developing new attack submarines, surface ships and naval aircraft is to counter ...