Analysts expect China to upgrade air, ground and sea-based delivery systems as Ukraine war reveals weakness of conventional weapons. Source link
Read More »North Korea has test-fired missile toward sea, says South Korea
The launch comes after reports indicated that Pyongyang could be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Source link
Read More »China expands submarine base near South China Sea, satellite images show
Work has been under way at the Yulin Naval Base off Yalong Bay in Hainan for years, including for a dry dock for Type 002 aircraft carriers. Source link
Read More »Chinese scientists’ new gravity detector could be used in submarine navigation
The device’s other military and civilian applications could include mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launch and earthquake detection. Source link
Read More »Australia to build new US$7.4 billion nuclear-submarine base
The Australian government will spend at least A$10 billion (US$7.4 billion) building a new base to house a future fleet of nuclear submarines, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns the war in Ukraine will “inevitably stretch” to the Indo-Pacific.Morrison will announce the project, the first construction of a major new …
Read More »Ex-US Navy engineer pleads guilty to selling submarine secrets
A former US Navy engineer admitted in federal court on Monday that he tried to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power, the Justice Department said.Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty before a federal judge, more than four months after being arrested with his wife Diana Toebbe.In exchange for …
Read More »Facebook video of ‘new Chinese submarine’ gets experts’ tongues wagging
A submarine shown in a video posted on social media could be a new, smaller Chinese class prioritising stealth and low cost, and used to counter drones, experts said.Video footage posted on Facebook in a group called “Comments on the PLA” appeared to show an unknown type of Chinese submarine …
Read More »Australia’s nuclear submarine plan carries ‘enormous’ risks: report
Australia’s bid to develop a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines will cost more than US$80 billion and take decades in the “most complex” project the country has ever embarked on, a study released on Monday warned.The report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute — an influential Canberra-based think tank — said …
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