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Re:Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war by throwa356262 on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @01:20PM (#48820794)
$12-70bn? Man, how do I get into submarine making business?

Anyway, does anyone know what makes a submarine "high tech" ?

Re:Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war by cwillu on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @02:58PM (#48822062)
Re:Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war by EA-3167 on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:03PM (#48822140)
In this case the highest tech on offer is AIP, "Air Independent Propulsion" tech that Germany is a leader in, which uses hydrogen fuel cells to allow for the sub to remain submerged for weeks at a time. The benefits are huge, unlike a typical non-nuke sub you get some of the benefits of a nuke plant, with the benefits of a much smaller, cheaper, easier-to-run vessel. The AIP is also extremely quiet, more so than even a well shielded nuke plant, so this style has real advantages for hunter-killer subs.
Re:Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war by snowpid on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @01:46PM (#48821118)
why do you think military sub marines are easy to build and there is no / not much progress there?
Re:Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war by slaw on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @06:00PM (#48824524)
Pakistan bought 8 larger submarines Type 039b for $5bn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_039A/B/C_submarine