Why submarine attacks may prove to be the Achilles’ heel for China’s new carrier fleet
China’s rapidly expanding aircraft carrier fleet may be vulnerable to attack from submarines – an area where its defensive capacity lags behind that of the United States – according to a new report. This gap is drawing increasing attention as Beijing builds more sophisticated carriers and sends them deeper into the western Pacific, where the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s knowledge of the undersea environment continues to lag behind that of the US Navy. A recent report from the...
Where: China, United States, Washington, Beijing
Exact coordinates
china: 35.860, 104.200
united states: 37.090, -95.710
washington: 38.910, -77.040
beijing: 39.900, 116.400
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