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China's New Giant Submarine Drone Mothership

Satellite images show a vessel with a stern well-deck and cradle that could carry four XXLUUVs, Naval News reported.

Summary by Naval News
A new vessel spotted at a Chinese shipyard is likely the world’s first mothership designed to deploy submarine drones. It represents the latest piece in the puzzle of China’s undeclared effort to develop and deploy full-sized uncrewed submarines.

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Ukraine's demonstration of naval drone capabilities, which helped push Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, has not gone unnoticed. China is currently building what is likely to be the world's first "drone carrier" designed to deploy underwater drones, Naval News reports.

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The Chinese defense industry is once again surprising with breakthrough developments that are not being implemented in any other country. Naval News, an online publication specializing in naval topics, reports that Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai is probably building what is likely the world's first

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Asia Times broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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