Sub Builders Evaluate Battery Power Options

Credit: U.S. Navy
Shipbuilders at the extraordinarily busy Euronaval show here last month were dubious about Japan’s decision to equip its next four Soryu-class submarines with specially developed lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries instead of the Swedish air-independent propulsion (AIP) system that powers current Soryu...

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