The Chinese shipbuilding state corporation has developed the “Project of the Great Wall Underwater”, aimed at identifying foreign submarines, reports Look with reference to IHS Jane's.
According to the British publication, the Great Wall is a “network of ship and subsurface sensors that can significantly reduce the military advantage of the United States and Russia at sea, which they“ conquered ”thanks to modern underwater the fleet».
According to the information, the above mentioned project was presented in China at the end of 2015 g, however in Europe it became known only now.
The publication notes that in Kuala Lumpur another Chinese company this year presented its more compact version of the Great Wall, called Reef Defense. However, there is little new in it, most of the elements of this network were borrowed from the previous project of the state corporation.
According to IHS Jane's, the Chinese, through their system, will be able to "more successfully control the disputed areas of the South China Sea."
Underwater "wall of China" against US and Russian submarines
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