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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 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.
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What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’
Western news organizations often miss crucial context—and even the real news—about Chinese military modernization.
Sunken Chinese submarine was a new hybrid nuclear-conventional attack boat, U.S. says
China’s naval buildup now includes a new class of attack submarine that employs both conventional and nuclear propulsion, according to defense officials.
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.
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.
A Secret Navy Nuclear Submarine ‘Shattered Into 5 Pieces’
In the early 1960s, the USS Thresher was the lead submarine of a new class featuring advanced technology, including sophisticated sonar systems and the ASROC antisubmarine rocket.
US and Ally Double Up Against North Korea Nuclear Submarine Threat
Submarine forces of the U.S. and South Korean navies discussed ways to improve combined operational capabilities.
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HMS Agamemnon: The Royal Navy's New Stealth Submarine Is a 'Game-Changer'
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy's sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, has completed its construction phase at ...
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A U.S. Nuclear Attack Submarine Crashed Into an Oil Tanker
In November 2002, the Norwegian tanker Norman Lady collided with an unidentified object in the Mediterranean, later ...
Awe as Man Spends Four Years and $26K Building 6,000lbs Steel Submarine
Made of "solid steel," the submarine is "incredibly sturdy and durable against weather, waves and wind," the man told ...
What's the coolest thing made in Connecticut? This $4 billion Electric Boat submarine
Groton-based Electric Boat's Virginia-class submarines beat out PEZ candy, a Pratt & Whitney engine and more to be named ...
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GAO Report on Columbia-class Submarine Delays
The following is the Sept. 30, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, Columbia-class Overcoming Persistent Challenges ...
New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank, U.S. official says
The U.S. official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it. The submarine's current status is unknown.
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A 'Welding Mishap' Caused a Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine To Catch Fire
Russia's Oscar II-class submarines, designed during the Cold War to counter NATO threats, symbolize the strength of the ...