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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 denies U.S. claim that its newest nuclear submarine sank at pier
A U.S. officials says China's newest nuclear-powered submarine in its fleet sank in spring while docked at a pier but Chinese government officials have taken steps to cover it 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.
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.
Royal Navy: Ferocious new submarine HMS Agamemnon sails for the first time as construction hits final stages
The most advanced hunter-killer submarine in the Royal Navy has sailed in the water for the first time.HMS Agamemnon, one of ...
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BAE Systems awarded $92 million U.S. Navy contract for Virginia-class submarine propulsors
BAE Systems will continue its expertise in manufacturing complex, heavy submarine structures MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Oct. 3, ...
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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Navy Attack Submarine Smashed Into an 'Underwater Mountain' at High Speed
In 2005, the USS San Francisco, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, collided with an uncharted undersea mountain ...
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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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 ...
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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 ...
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine vs. Dyson WashG1 — which wet cleaner is right for you?
There are clear differences in the design between the two models. Firstly, the Dyson Submarine has a slimline cordless stick ...