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Japan Unveils Its Latest Lithium-Ion Powered Attack Submarine
Japan's latest submarine to join its Naval fleet is the Taigei, meaning Big Whale. Read more to find out about this giant running on lithium-ion batteries.
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Japan has launched its latest naval arrival: the Taigei, meaning Big Whale, and it's a new class of submarine that will bring the nation's submarine fleet to a total of 22 boats once it's in service.
Taigei was unveiled on October 14th at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe and is planned to be ready for official launch in 2022.
The diesel-electric submarine will be powered by lithium-ion batteries, as per Defense News.
The Taigei is an attack submarine that weighs a hefty 3,000 tons, measures 275 feet (84 meters) long and 29.8 feet (9.1 meters) wide, and can accommodate 70 crew members. It is the first successor to Japan's Soryu submarine and will carry lithium-ion batteries on board, just like Soryu.