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China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral
(Reuters) - China is building some "fairly amazing submarines" and now has more diesel- and nuclear-powered vessels than the United States, a top U.S. Navy admiral told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, although he said their quality was inferior.
Vice Admiral Joseph Mulloy, deputy chief of naval operations for capabilities and resources, told the House Armed Services Committee's seapower subcommittee that China was also expanding the geographic areas of operation for its submarines, and their length of deployment.
For instance, China had carried out three deployments in the Indian Ocean, and had kept vessels out at sea for 95 days, Mulloy said.
"We know they are out experimenting and looking at operating and clearly want to be in this world of advanced submarines," Mulloy told the committee.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/25/us-usa-china-submarines-idUSKBN0LT2NE20150225
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China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral (Original Post)
jakeXT
Feb 2015
OP
Having a corrupt, incompetent, and greedy defense business has consequences. nt
bemildred
Feb 2015
#2
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Is it budget time?
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)3. Searching for the dollars
Congress has created a special fund to help the Navy build its next generation nuclear submarine fleet while rebuilding back to a 300-ship fleet, but Navy and Pentagon officials are now trying to find the dollars to supply that special funding line, said Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley.
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/01/07/pentagon-ohio-replacement-funding-300-ship/
bemildred
(90,061 posts)2. Having a corrupt, incompetent, and greedy defense business has consequences. nt
Nitram
(22,877 posts)4. Only a matter of time until one or more goes missing with all aboard.
Out at sea for 3 months? Whoopdeedoo! Our subs routinely stay submerged that long without coming up for air.