Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine was developed for the Republic of Korea Navy as part of the third phase of Korean Attack Submarine (KSS-III) program. It is notable for being one of the very few non-nuclear submarines capable of launching submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). Displacing at around 3,800 tons (submerged), Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine features an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) which enables it to operate for three weeks while submerged. It is armed with 6x torpedo t

Top 10 Biggest Submarines in the World Most of the world's biggest submarines are Russian. Submarines are expensive. During the Cold War, the United States invested heavily in submarine technology to counter a much larger Soviet submarine force. Technological superiority proved a winning but expensive strategy. How expensive is hard to say. Determining the cost of any advanced military technological system produced in relatively small numbers raises complex problems. There are no price lists for

The launch of HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy's latest Astute-class nuclear submarine. The most advanced hunter-killer submarine in the Royal Navy is in the water for the first time. HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, following a delicate operation to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the neighbouring basin. Nicknamed ‘Awesome Aggie’, the sixth of seven Astut