Bradford's Hedley Dimock was one of only a handful of Canadians to serve in region, where he conducted reconnaissance and air ...

Japan now operates five cutting-edge Taigei-class submarines, in addition to its 12 Soryu-class and 6 Oyashio-class vessels.

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

Before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Washington assembled its largest force and some of its most powerful weaponry in the Middle East in decades.

Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...

Inside a diesel engine's cylinder, compressed air raises the temperature to ignite injected fuel, and the resulting force drives pistons to power the vehicle's main gears. Chief to this combustion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Lionfish was commissioned in 1944 and earned one battle star for service in World War II. It sank a Japanese submarine, ...

Standing at the edge of Muskegon Lake, I’ll admit I felt a bit small staring up at that jagged, steel silhouette. It looks like a time capsule that’s still humming with secrets. I used to think ...

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced in December 2025 that it had suspended Kawasaki Heavy Industries from bidding on defense contracts until March 11, 2026, a 2.5-month ban following revelations of ...