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China has come up with a fiendishly clever way to power its new submarine fleet
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (the PLAN) has developed an entirely new type of submarine, according to reports. In this, a small, “auxiliary” nuclear powerplant is coupled with batteries and a conventional powerplant – probably diesel engines.
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US officials say
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials.
China Is Secretly Building a Strange, New Kind of Nuclear Submarine
GIVEN THE SECRECY SURROUNDING THE SINKING, details on the sub are sparse. The Pentagon identified it as nuclear-powered, in spite of the fact that all of China’s nuclear-powered submarines are currently built by the Bohai Shipyard in Huludao.
Why ‘sinking’ of China’s new nuclear submarine is a big blow to its navy
China’s naval expansion suffered a major setback when its state-of-the-art Zhou-class nuclear-powered submarine reportedly sank at a shipyard near Wuhan sometime in May or June this year. Beijing is yet to make an official statement hinting at an attempted cover-up.
Chinese Submarine That Sunk Had Exotic Hybrid Nuclear Powerplant: Report
The mysterious Chinese submarine that apparently sunk in a shipyard earlier this year was the first of a new class featuring a hybrid nuclear/conventional propulsion system, according to a new report.
China remains mum on possible PLA Navy submarine accident
There has been intense Western media reporting alleging that a novel Chinese submarine prototype destined for the People's ...
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Japan Is Looking to Become a Submarine Powerhouse
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) launched its fifth Taigei-class submarine, JS Chogei, as part of a planned fleet ...
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The U.S. Navy Sent a Seawolf-Class Submarine Right to China's Doorstep
The U.S. Navy's Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN-21), was recently spotted arriving in ...
New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US defense official says
A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China's newest nuclear submarine sank while under ...
Why China's sunk submarine doesn't change its navy's global dominance
Despite setbacks, China’s relentless pursuit of naval dominance and cutting-edge technology keeps its ambitions in the ...
Setback for Xi Jinping's military ambitions as China's newest nuclear-powered submarine sinks at Wuhan port
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, identified as a Zhou-class submarine, sank at a pier during construction ...
China’s top-of-the-line nuclear submarine sunk in shipyard
Beijing has not acknowledged the sinking and a US defence official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would ...