The People’s Liberation Army of China is deploying a large-scale underwater sensor system to protect itself from U.S. submarines.
According to information from Defense One, the system consists of a five-layer surveillance network, extending from the sea floor to space.
This network, known as the Transparent Ocean strategy, is designed to challenge the ability of U.S. and allied submarines to remain undetectable.
Beijing demonstrated this technological network in August during the China-Russia Maritime Interaction Exercise 2025, near Vladivostok.
As part of their anti-submarine exercises, Chinese and Russian forces synchronized their communication systems and exchanged hydrometeorological, aerial, and maritime data in real time.
According to reports from Chinese state media, the goal was to deprive enemy submarines of any opportunity to hide and operate covertly in the Pacific Ocean.
Experts believe that the implementation of this system will significantly improve China’s maritime surveillance capabilities and pose unprecedented challenges to the submarine forces of the United States, Japan, and Australia, which heavily rely on underwater stealth.
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