Mystery 120-Meter Chinese Submarine Ditches Traditional Sail Design
The vessel’s streamlined, sail-free hull and X-shaped stern surfaces suggest China is refining quieter submarine designs as it expands production.
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China is once again at the centre of international attention after the appearance of satellite images that have left military analysts in awe.The photographs, captured at Jiangnan shipyards in Shanghai, show a gigantic underwater boat whose design breaks with some of the traditional principles of shipbuilding.The submarine has not been officially presented by Beijing, but it has been described as one of the largest submarine projects in the worl…
Satellite images appear to show an unknown type of submarine in China. Experts suspect a further step in the expansion of the fleet.
China's sailless submarine takes warfare to the seabed
China’s newly revealed sailless submarine may be designed not only to evade detection but also to threaten the undersea infrastructure underpinning Indo-Pacific military and economic power. This month, Naval News reported that China has covertly launched a highly advanced, “sailless” submarine class from the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, marking a major technological leap in its […] The post China’s sailless submarine takes warfare to the seabe…
Mystery 120-meter Chinese submarine ditches traditional sail design
China has quietly launched another advanced submarine, signaling the rapid expansion of a naval force that already outpaces Western production rates. Fresh satellite imagery shows a large new submarine at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessel features an unusual “sailless” profile and a highly streamlined hull. Analysts say the design could reflect China’s push toward faster, quieter, and harder-to-detect underwater platforms. The launch come…
After what was the publication of a new series of satellite images, open intelligence sources (OSINT) and Western specialized media have noticed the appearance of a submarine in China with an unusual design, unleashing speculations as to whether it would be a new class. These are photographs taken on a shipyard that, [...] The entry A new class? Satellite images show a submarine of China with an unusual design aparece primero en Zona Militar.
Satellite Images Expose China’s New ‘Sail-Free’ Mystery Submarine Designed To Evade US Defences
Image for representation purposes only Satellite Images from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard revealed an advanced Chinese submarine without a traditional sail. The design of the vessel has caught the attention of experts, along with its highly streamlined hull. While the U.S and Western countries are struggling to produce even 2 submarines annually, China has launched 15 to 20 submarines, some belonging to new classes, in the last 5 years. The new …
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