Defence Minister Richard Marles delivered an almighty slap down of former prime minister Paul Keating on the world stage, Mr ...

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, raising questions about the quality and safety of its ...

Reuters reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed senior U.S. defense official, that China’s newest nuclear attack submarine sank at a dock earlier this year. The cause of the sinking remains unclear.

There is evidence that Beijing desperately tried to cover up the nuclear submarine's sinking, which took place between May ...

Naval experts and US officials say vessel appears to have sunk in port, and may have been carrying nuclear fuel at the time ...

The U.S. official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it. The submarine's current status is unknown.

Building a potent nuclear submarine force would help China tighten control over its peripheral waters and improve its ability ...

American officials have confirmed that China's newest nuclear submarine sank in a dock. According to American officials the incident took place earlier this year between around May and June which came ...

A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China's newest nuclear submarine sank while under ...

Satellite imagery showed that China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier while under construction, ...

According to a Pentagon spokesperson who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Chinese submarine capsized at the pier.

A senior U.S. Defense official said it was no surprise China covered up that its first nuclear-powered Zhou-class submarine sank while attached to a pier between May and June.