The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has officially commissioned its fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine, ...

Japan's fourth Taigei-class submarine, JS Raigei , which was commissioned on 6 March 2025. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Japan has commissioned its fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric ...

Japan has commissioned one of the most advanced conventional submarines in the world, with the Raigei being the latest in a class of hunter-killer vessels designed to operate in the relatively ...

Investing.com -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) marked the delivery of the submarine Raigei to the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) at its Kobe Shipyard Nishihama Quay today. A ceremony was ...

Kawasaki Heavy built the Raigei submarine at a cost of 70.2 billion yen ($470 million). The vessel measures 84 meters long with a displacement of about 3,000 tonnes. The submarine will be ...

The diesel-electric Raigei submarine will be based in waters near Japan's mainland where Chinese and Russian vessels operate Japan has commissioned one of the most advanced conventional submarines in ...