Lithium Ion Submarine Batteries
SEOUL — South Korea says it has developed lithium-ion batteries that can double the operational hours of submarines compared to those with lead-acid batteries. The lithium-ion batteries were create...
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KD4UPL wrote:
Interesting. I had no idea anybody was still using diesel-electric subs. I thought they were all nuclear by now.
Though having various operating constraints, the diesel sub is cheaper to field, much stealthier (silent...), and can be asymmetrical deadlier particularly in coastal waters...Much of this depends on how far a Navy must go to project it’s power...
