Comment on A submarine arms race is heating up in the Indo-Pacific amid a 'great threat' from China

A submarine arms race is heating up in the Indo-Pacific amid a 'great threat' from China

REUTERS/China Daily The head of US Indo-Pacific Command warned about China's advancing submarine technology this week. Adm. Phil Davidson told senators that the US need to strengthen its underwater capabilities. Across the region, navies are working at add subs to keep an eye on China's increasingly active fleet. The submarine arms race in the Indo-Pacific is heating up, military analysts said after the US Indo-Pacific commander told a Senate panel that America needed to strengthen its underwater advantage in the region. Admiral Phil Davidson told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday that Chinese technological advances had been cutting into the US military advantage in the air and space.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Everything you've ever wanted to know about life on a US Navy submarineSee Also:As the UK sends its only aircraft carrier to the Pacific, the defense secretary warns Britain risks being seen as 'a paper tiger'The Navy is making major policy changes after a sailor was killed in SyriaAustralia signs a $50 billion submarine contract with France after two years of arguingSEE ALSO: China's growing submarine force is 'armed to the teeth' — and the rest of the Pacific is racing to keep up

 

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