![]() ![]() Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, told Reuters it was "very hard to be sure" whether the images actually showed a new class of PLAN submarine, given the limited data available. Like Tomlinson, its report noted that parts of the submarine were shrouded by covers, making it difficult to confirm the existence of possible new vertical missile launch tubes and a new propulsion system.Ĭollin Koh, a maritime security analyst with the S. This new Shang-class variant would "enhance the PLAN's anti-surface warfare capability and could provide a clandestine land-attack option if equipped with land-attack cruise missiles," the report said.Ĭlear images of submarines in dry dock are seldom seen in commercial satellite imagery, but it was unclear whether the boat in question was indeed a new model or "an upgrade of an existing vessel," a Reuters report said on Tuesday. In its annual China Military Power Report released last November, the Pentagon estimated China's People's Liberation Army Navy would likely build the Type 093B guided-missile nuclear attack submarine. #Geospatial #Intelligence #China #Huludao #Shipyard #NuclearPoweredSubmarine #SSN #DryDock #GlobalSecurity #NavalForceMonitoring #IMINT /g5XDE83IVL- AllSource Analysis May 4, 2022 GEOINT analysis from 26 April to shows a possible new class of submarine at Huludao Port, China. "At the vessel's stern there was a cruciform rudder and aft control fin arrangement, with a possibly shrouded propulsion system," he said, assessing the boat as possibly a new type of nuclear submarine. There was little evidence of large hatches along the smooth hull casing, except for two possible escape hatches." "A pair of forward control fins mounted on the vessel's sail are observed. The submarine measures approximately 360 feet long and 32 feet across, Tomlinson found in his report. Geospatial analysis of what the firm assesses was "a probable nuclear-powered fleet submarine" was under construction at a dry dock, according to a May 5 brief by analyst Chris Tomlinson, who used examined images from commercial satellite company Planet. It is also set to soon begin supplying eight Yuan-class diesel-electric submarines with air-independent propulsion (AIP) for greater underwater endurance to Pakistan.Experts watching China's rapid shipbuilding endeavors may have caught the first glimpse of the country's new nuclear-powered submarine with the help of satellite images.ĪllSource Analysis, a Colorado-based imagery intelligence company, said the superstructure of the as-yet unidentified vessel was visible for several days between the end of April and early May at Huludao Port in Liaoning, a province in northeast China. China is fast expanding its naval presence and logistical bases in the IOR, and already fields the world's largest Navy that includes 50 diesel-electric and 10 nuclear submarines. This when the projected requirement to deal with the collusive China-Pakistan threat in the maritime domain is at least 18 conventional submarines, four SSBNs and six nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), as reported by TOI earlier. In the conventional fleet, apart from the four new Scorpenes, there are just six old Russian Kilo-class and four German HDW submarines. * INS Arihant has As of now, India however has just one operational SSBN in INS Arihant, armed only with short-range 750-km B-O5 or K-15 missiles. * The name Arihant means "annihilator of enemies". ![]() ![]() With Arihant, India has now completed the triad's underwater leg. The air and land wing of the triad, with Mirage-2000s and Agni ballistic missile, were already in place. * INS Arihant will help India complete its nuclear triad. INS Arihant: All you need to know about India's first nuclear submarine ![]()
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