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 ...

A malfunction involving a backup diesel generator aboard a U.S. ballistic missile submarine sent more than 60 sailors and ...

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 ...

The name Rolls-Royce speaks volumes for pretty much anyone living it this world, not only because it's slapped on a company that makes some of the most luxurious cars on the planet, but also because ...

Construction of two new Scorpène-class submarines have begun in Indonesia, according to reports. State-owned ...

A man cannot one day just decide to build a submarine, much less the first powered submarine, much less if that man is a writer. Yet that is just what Narcis Monturiol did. As a young firebrand of the ...

Submarine-launched ballistic missiles utilize an innovative 'cold launch' method, setting a new global standard for safety.

Engine malfunctions are plaguing the fleet of patrol aircraft essential to Maritime Self-Defense Force tracking of Chinese ...