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Why submarine attacks may prove to be the Achilles’ heel for China’s new carrier fleet

China’s rapidly expanding aircraft carrier fleet may be vulnerable to attack from submarines – an area where its defensive capacity lags behind that of the United States – according to a new report. This gap is drawing increasing attention as Beijing builds more sophisticated carriers and sends them deeper into the western Pacific, where the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s knowledge of the…

Why submarine attacks may prove to be the Achilles’ heel for China’s new carrier fleet

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