Diesel-electric submarines, once dismissed as second-tier assets, are rapidly emerging as some of the most elusive platforms in modern naval warfare. Their ability to run in near silence for extended ...

Diesel subs, diesel subs, everyone's worried about diesel subs. With the advent of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) and the proliferation of German- and Russian-made diesel designs -- including to our ...

Transitions from diesel to zero-emission power occurred when the U.S. submarine fleet transitioned from diesel to nuclear power. An artifact of that period is the unofficial DBF medal, which stands ...

Diesel-electric submarines aren't just a poor man's nuclear alternative. They're a real problem for U.S. Navy surface and air ASW (anti-submarine warfare) crews. Their biggest advantage against AWS ...

For many Americans, the commute to work involves dreary slogs through traffic and crowded subway trains, but some European ports offer a tantalizing glimpse into the future of sustainable electrical ...