China has launched its seventh nuclear-powered attack submarine in just two years, marking a significant boost in undersea ...
If China’s rim-driven pumpjet propulsion technology works, it would be a significant advance for the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s undersea force. In a recent article that appeared in the South ...
But the real magic is its propulsion. The Virginia-class does not use a traditional, multi-bladed propeller. A spinning propeller, no matter how well-designed, creates "cavitation"—a fizz of tiny, ...