Its Stirling AIP lets the boat remain submerged for weeks without snorkeling, dramatically reducing exposure across patrol ...
What You Need to Know: The Swedish Navy’s Gotland-class submarine, built between 1992 and 1996, revolutionized diesel-electric submarines with its Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) ...
The Gotland-class has a number of features that are optimized for a minimal acoustic signature. A lot of the work was done by Saab, which fills quite a few defense tenders for the Swedish military.
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China to deliver 2,500-ton diesel-electric submarine to US’ oldest ally in Asia
Thailand, one of the United States’ oldest allies in Asia, has reportedly signed a deal with China to buy a Chinese-built Type 039A (Thai-designated S26T) diesel-electric submarine. This comes after ...
What You Need to Know: In 2005, the Swedish diesel-electric submarine HMS Gotland participated in a naval exercise with the U.S. Navy off the coast of California. Despite operating against a ...
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