Japan's Soryu-Class Could Be Earth's Best (Nonnuclear) Submarine
It’s not perfect, but it is powerful. Here's What You Need to Remember: As potent as the class is, expect a replacement class that builds upon this hunter-killer within the next decade. Japan is exploring unmanned underwater vehicles, and toward that end, underwater communications and underwater wireless power-transmission methods. What will Son of Soryu look like? The Second World War taught Japan valuable lessons. The first—don’t start wars—is an obvious conclusion that has been taken to heart. Other lessons were the result of the wartime Allied air and naval blockade of the countr...
Source: nationalinterest.org