Source: Fox News
Summary
Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery warns that Russia may be providing China with submarine-quieting technology, potentially eroding a key US military advantage in the tensions over Taiwan. Montgomery says Russian forces are allegedly giving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) technology to make its submarines harder for the US Navy to detect. The Navy relies on technological superiority and stealth to maintain its undersea advantage, while China has long sought to improve its capabilities in this area.
The Chinese Embassy did not directly address whether Beijing has received Russian submarine-quieting technology, saying that military cooperation between China and Russia adheres to the principles of non-alliance, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, previously raised concerns that China was receiving “potentially submarine quieting help” from Russia.
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Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question.
Russia and China are deepening their relationship, with Moscow providing Beijing with military technology and China supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The exchange reflects a transactional relationship that is putting the US and its allies at risk. China has helped Russia rebuild its defense industrial base, and Russia is increasingly providing Beijing with military technology it had previously been reluctant to share.
The possible transfer of submarine-quieting technology is just one example of this cooperation. It’s a reminder that America’s adversaries are increasingly trading the capabilities each lacks, creating challenges that span Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
The US Navy’s advantage in undersea warfare is being quietly eroded, one technology transfer at a time.
Author: Evan Null
