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 ...

Diesel-electric submarines, once dismissed as second-tier assets, are rapidly emerging as some of the most elusive platforms in modern naval warfare. Their ability to run in near silence for extended ...

A triad of SSGs, SSKs, and SSNs would comprise a forbidding implement of access denial for the US Navy in the Indo-Pacific. Still, it’s worth restating the case for diesels from time to time. Ambient ...

South Korea launched the first of three new 3,600-ton submarines this week, marking another step in its efforts to strengthen its undersea fleet and counter threats from north of the border. The ROKS ...

You've probably heard about pollution from cruise ships' engines, but why do they usually run on diesel, and how are they ...