According to the U.S. global strategic networks 5, reported that Taiwan’s navy has a major naval base in its investigation into an unidentified submarine. Taiwan warships and helicopters to chase the target, it has left. Taiwan belongs to China that the ship, a submarine of unknown continent, the reason lies in China’s submarines in the past decade had also repeatedly appear in the coastal areas of Japan and South Korea.
Two years ago, the Japanese increased in international waters near Japan’s territorial waters to conduct anti-submarine patrols. There, the Chinese submarine activity clearly become increasingly frequent, with Japan, South Korea and the United States battleship game of "hide and seek." The United States has also mobilized its air power in support of the Japanese raid on a hydantoin. In the past few years, China’s "Song" class diesel-electric submarines and the "Han" class nuclear-powered submarine was traced to detect and track the number of countries more and more ships. "Washington" aircraft carrier visit to South Korea on his way, he was one of them a secret submarine tracking.
China is rapidly access the ability to manufacture advanced submarines, the submarine out to sea in order to improve the rate of procurement of fuel and spare parts are also investing heavily in the area. Moreover, the new class submarines are still emerging. The new 039A "Yuan" class submarines and the Russian "Kilo" class submarines look like. The 20th century, the late 90s, China began to order "Kilo" class submarines, which was then the most advanced diesel-electric submarine design one. The new "Kilo" submarines price of only 200 million U.S. dollars, is similar to Western countries, half the price of the submarine.
"Kilo" class submarines of the water displacement of 2300 tons and is equipped with six torpedo tubes, as well as 57 crew. The submarine is very quiet, 5 km an hour can travel about 700 kilometers under water. "Kilo" class submarine can carry 18 torpedoes or SS-N-27 anti-ship missile (the missile has a range of 300 kilometers, can be launched underwater from the torpedo tubes). The U.S. aircraft carrier, the quietness and cruise missiles with a combination of make, "Kilo" has become very dangerous. North Korea and Iran have also bought a "Kilo" class submarines.
China has built two "Yuan" class submarines, and the second ship in the first one on the basis of improved. At present, these two submarines have been put into use, and during operation of the technology came from Russia, learn to experiment. At present, China is building the third ship, "Yuan" class submarines, and it seems with the former two submarines are also different. China’s first one, "Yuan" class submarine seems to be an early "Kilo" (877 type) class submarines of the generic version, while the second chase, the "Yuan" class submarines (ie, 039B type) seems to be later 636 type "Kilo" class submarines of the clone. The third ship under construction, "Yuan" class submarine is the improved version, or the 039C model.
In the Yuan-class submarines before the "Song" class submarine. This is China’s first fleet submarine with a teardrop-type shell is based on "Kilo" class before the "Romeo" class submarine built on. 039A submarine was seen as the "Song" class submarines of the improved version, but after careful investigation, the people, especially the Russian people think that it is "Kilo" class submarines clone. Chinese "Yuan" class submarines are also equipped with air-propelled does not depend on power plant, so that a conventional vessels can stay underwater for several days. At present, China has 13 "Song" class, 12 "Kilo" class, two "meta" level, as well as 25 "Romeo" class submarines. However, due to China’s submarine nuclear power plant still have many questions, so that the country currently has only three "Han" class nuclear-powered attack submarines. However, even the "Han" class submarines, the noise is large and susceptible to ship sensors to detect the West, but the Beijing government, or be sent to sea mission.