China's Sub Force Is Growing More Powerful. This Is What the US Navy Needs to Do to Stay Ahead
8 Nov 2021
Proceedings | By Captain Walker Mills, U.S. Marine Corps and Lieutenant Commanders Collin Fox, Dylan Phillips-Levine, and Trevor Phillips-Levine, U.S. Navy
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Chairman Mao did not include the maxim "train like you fight" in his little red book, but the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine force clearly understands it well enough. Its simulated cruise missile attack on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in 2015 revealed how much Chinese capabilities and ambitions had grown since 2006, when a Song-class diesel-electric submarine surfaced within torpedo range of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Long-range, antiship cruise missiles (ASCMs) launched from a growing fleet of diesel submarines represent the pacing tactical threat for naval surface forces. The carrier strike group needs more and better antisubmarine warfare (ASW) platforms to defend against these increasingly potent weapons and defeat their stealthy launch platforms from standoff ranges. Fortunately, a variety of existing and emerging technologies can help distribute more sensors and more weapons on more platforms and catalyze novel operational concepts.
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