CHINA’S NEW BALLISTIC MISSILE SUB

Satellite images of a Chinese shipyard suggest the country may have developed a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Reuters reported Tuesday.

The images clearly show a submarine in dry dock, but shrouds over key areas of the vessel make it difficult to determine whether it is an entirely new class of ship or merely an upgrade to an existing model, according to Reuters. The changes in question relate to adding vertical-launching missile tubes for guided missiles as well as an upgraded propulsion system.

The images were captured at China’s Huludao Port in the Liaoning province.

By NC ScoutPublished On: May 11, 2022Categories: AP Staff, Intelligence1 Comment

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One Comment

Roave May 11, 2022 at 16:53

“…adding vertical-launching missile tubes… ” yup, 12 to be exact. The sub looks like it’s about 136-ish meters long, and about 11 meter wide. Looks like it might indeed be a new one, the older one ( in the vicinity ) is 10 meters shorter…of coarse that’s based on what I can see ( with my not-so-anymore-eagled-eyes )… .