Vessel has submerged displacement of 11,000 tonnes, maximum speed of 30 knots and can operate at a depth of 400 metres, ...

Compared to Russia's Kilo-class and China's Jin-class submarines, Virginia-class subs have superior automation, stealth, and ISR potential, making them critical assets for high-risk operations.

Beijing is interested in more than just energy and fishery resources. The area is also integral to its nuclear submarine strategy.

It has built 12 nuclear-powered submarines over the last 15 years, including six Jin-class model, which were proudly displayed in a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ...

Taiwanese media published the pictures of the surfaced craft, which appears to be a nuclear-armed Jin class ballistic missile submarine, taken by a Taiwanese fishing boat in the strait as dawn ...

The posters also gave details of the Jin-class submarine’s size – about 135 metres long, 13 metres wide, and with a surface displacement of 8,000 tonnes. It is the first time China’s ...

Undersea nuclear deterrence in the Indian Ocean is here to stay. In the 1950s China set out to acquire a sea-based nuclear deterrent. Next year, it may succeed.