JAPAN LEADS WAY WITH LI-ON BATTERIES SUBMARINES

130412-N-LS794-166 APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 12, 2013) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine Hakuryu (SS 503) visits Guam for a scheduled port visit. Hakuryu will conduct various training evolutions and liberty while in port. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)

Sourced : Shephard By Gordon Arthur With the arrival of this eleventh Soryu-class submarine the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) will be the world’s first navy to field a conventional submarine powered by Li-ion batteries. VAdm (Retired) Masao Kobayashi, former commander of the JMSDF’s Fleet Submarine Force, explained at UDT Asia in Singapore on 18… Continue reading JAPAN LEADS WAY WITH LI-ON BATTERIES SUBMARINES