China’s retro submarine design speeds up challenge to US undersea dominance

China Overtakes Russia in Nuclear Submarines as US Retains Clear Lead

China has become the world’s second-largest operator of nuclear-powered submarines, overtaking Russia and narrowing the gap with the US, according to a report published by Defence Security Asia on January 21. The shift places China behind only the United States Navy, while pushing Russia into third place by the number of nuclear submarines currently in service. Every article pushes back against disinformation. Your support keeps our team in the…

China’s retro submarine design speeds up challenge to US undersea dominance

The shorter construction time of the conventional submarines has allowed China to pull close to the size of the U.S. submarine fleet.

China overtakes Russia with N-subs | The Australian Naval Institute

China’s fast-growing fleet of advanced attack submarines has overtaken Russia’s undersea force in numbers and is rapidly closing in on the size of the U.S. fleet. Compounding the threat is the possibility that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) could arm its new attack submarines with an expanding arsenal of hypersonic weapons such as the […]