An unexpected visit by a Chinese Submarine that went undetected in the middle of a Pacific Ocean Naval exercise and came extremely close to the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, has American military chiefs looking for answers.

The sub was apparently able to slip past at least a dozen U.S. warships, two U.S. submarines and a vast array of advanced technology, which failed to detect it.

When the Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, they take the security of the aircraft carriers very seriously. At least a dozen warships are used to provide a physical guard, and using advanced technology they are able to detect and deter any potential intruders.

By the time the Chinese sub surfaced, the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, a 1,000ft. super carrier with 4,500 military personnel on-board.

According to senior NATO officials, the incident caused a sense of sudden fear in the U.S. Navy, as officials realized the seriousness of the encounter. The U.S. apparently had no idea just how sophisticated China’s fast-growing submarine fleet had become, or that they even posed such a threat.

http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2007/11/10/chinese-sub-pops-up-undetected-near-uss-kitty-hawk-during-exercise/

ok , is this a hoax?

No. But it happened over a year ago.

Isn't it wonderfull what a few Chinese campaign donations can buy?

Diesel-electric submarines are extremely quiet. That "...vast array of advanced technology..." wouldn't help if it wasn't turned on to active search methods. Mostly they use passive sonar, listening, methods.

Baron Max

The Kitty Hawk is an older ship too. You can't expect antiques to be state of the art forever.

The Kitty Hawk is an older ship too. You can't expect antiques to be state of the art forever.

"The sub was apparently able to slip past at least a dozen U.S. warships, two U.S. submarines and a vast array of advanced technology, which failed to detect it."

As is the rest of that fleet, I guess..

But yeah, like Baron said, electric-diesel engines are very quiet. Newer technology doesn't necessarily mean best, as older technology still has its places. We have our own Seawolf class subs.

- N

The US has built a fleet of subs for blue water offensive operations and Cold War imperial conflict.

Countries not interested in "force projection" and empire so much as coastal defense, have taken advantage of recent advances in battery and engine tech, and built subs very good at defending a coast.

The games now being played in and around Taiwanese waters and the SE Asian coastlines are probably getting interesting. I doubt we'll hear much about them.