中国潜艇战：自然演进还是颠覆性革命？【RUSI】

COMMENTARYChinese Submarine Warfare A Natural Evolutionor Game Changing Revolution?Commander Edward Black and Dr Sidharth Kaushal16 October 202513 Minute ReadIn a submarine arms race between China and the US,the PLANappears to be closing the gap.Recent media reports have highlighted the increasing sophistication andnumbers of submarines being produced by the Peoples Republic of China,describing a submarine arms race.Although the US retains a technologicaledge,the Peoples Liberation Army Navy(PLAN)is apparently closing thedistance.The PLAN is currently on track to field both a new SSN(the Type 95)and a new SSBN(the Type 96)and what is known about the designs of bothwould seem to indicate improvements in Chinese nuclear submarine design.Moreover,Chinas submarine detection capabilities appear to be developingin ways that suggest that they may pose a robust threat to American SSNsoperating in the first island chain.Should qualitative improvements becombined with a formidable manufacturing capacity,China will likely startto challenge US military maritime dominance under the waves.Furthermore,the recently retired former Chief of Defence Staff,AdmiralRadakin,raised the sobering point that