Meet Japan’s Stealthy Taigei-class of Diesel-Electric Submarines
Japan has been a leading innovator of battery technology and has claimed that as a power source for the submarines because it requires less maintenance.
Japan unveiled the first of its new class of diesel-electric submarines in October 2020. Named the
Taigei, the submarine is part of Tokyo’s efforts to boost the country s maritime security and as a show of deterrence against China s growing assertiveness in the eastern Pacific region.
Taigei meaning big whale was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe, and it is the first of the class that will succeed the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) current