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China raises nuclear submarine stealth game with redesign and tactics to ‘hide ID numbers’

Published Oct 09 2021 at 2:00 PM GMT
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  • China has not only revised and upgraded its strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) to increase their stealth power and reduce noise, but is also using deceptive tactics to hide their identification numbers, 'according to both a recently released report and military analysts.
  • The report, co-authored by French submarine encyclopaedia author Eric Genevelle, and Richard W Stirn, a former sonar technician submariner with the US Navy, said China had reconfigured its new….




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  • Published Oct 9, 2021 2:00 PM GMT