The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been developing their Type 096 (NATO reporting name of Tang-class) submarine ...

The Type XXI design inspired the Soviet Union Whiskey-class and the U.S. Tang-class submarines, which remained in service in both navies until the 1980s.

This will likely lower the overall noise profile of the Type 096 to below 100 decibels, making the submarine nearly indistinguishable from background ocean noise. This range allows for the Type ...