Updated. Originally posted Nov 29, 2021
A Chinese Navy submarine, provisionally identified as a Type-094 Jin Class SSBN, is transiting the Taiwan Strait. The submarine is transiting north from the submarine base at Yulin in the South China Sea. It is surfaced and escorted by another vessel.
Update: A submarine, likely the same one, is now in Huludao in Northern China.
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OSINT: Another Major Iranian Warship Accident
The Iranian Navy seems to have more bad luck than most when it comes to warship accidents. On December 5 2021 their newest warship, IRIS Talayieh, which has not yet been commissioned, capsized in a partially flooded dry dock.
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OSINT: China's New Type-075 Assault Carrier On Sea Trials
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