Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Satellite Images Show A Possible New Class Of Chinese Nuclear Submarine

A rare satellite image of a Chinese shipyard could show a new nuclear-powered hunter-killer attack submarine, military analysts have said  

Daily Mail: Rare satellite image 'shows new nuclear-powered hunter-killer attack submarine' in Chinese dry dock 

* A vessel docked in the Huludao Port in China could be a new nuclear submarine 

* China is said to be preparing submarines with vertical launch missile tubes 

* Vertical launch tubes would arm the 093 subs with more guided missiles 

A rare satellite image of a Chinese shipyard has revealed a new nuclear-powered hunter-killer attack submarine, military analysts have claimed. 

A Pentagon report in November said the People's Liberation Army Navy was preparing new attack submarines with vertical launch tubes for cruise missiles, possibly based on the existing Type 093 submarine. 

Images obtained by Reuters from private satellite imagery provider Planet Labs and others circulating on social media show the submarine in a dry dock in Huludao Port in Liaoning province.  

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Satellite Images Show A Possible New Class Of Chinese Nuclear Submarine 

Satellite images raise prospect of new class of Chinese submarine -- Reuters  

China's New Nuclear Submarine May Just Have Been Revealed -- Newsweek  

Satellite images suggest China may have developed new class of nuclear-powered submarine -- FOX News

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