Submarines
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Satellite Captures China’s 5 Nuclear Submarines Moored at a Base
China has significantly enhanced its nuclear submarine fleet, as evidenced by recent satellite imagery revealing the presence of five People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) nuclear submarines at the Qingdao naval base. The picture first appeared on X. The fleet includes two Type 091 submarines, two Type 093A submarines, and one Type 092 SSBN (ballistic missile…
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Maldives Grants China Permission to Install “Devices” in Indian Ocean
The government of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in the Maldives is negotiating with China about deploying Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the Indian Ocean, sparking worries about the strategic consequences of this initiative. These devices are designed to gather chemical and physical ocean data while also monitoring fish movements. The talks coincide with a struggling…