Beijing, August 16, 2025 – China is preparing to release a new large unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) in a rehearsal practice ahead of the upcoming military parade.
The photo released in Weibo contains a large drone in the form of torpedoes on the platform, which confirmed the actual existence of the system.
To date, Chinese authorities have not announced the official name or technical details of the project, but experts have already compared this concept with Russia’s Poseidon (aka Status-6). Poseidon is a long -distance nuclear turtle that Vladimir Putin released as part of the “Super Weapon” in 2019.
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Possible way and performance as possible
According to the South China Morning Post report, Beijing is likely to be studying underwater systems with disposable nuclear promotion methods, which can maintain more than 30 knots (about 55 km/h) for up to 200 hours. Afterwards, the reactor is discarded with a seabed, and the gas may continue to operate with the battery and can be used for general attacks.
However, it is still uncertain whether this new China UUV is designed to be equipped with nuclear warheads or conventional warheads or as a surveillance and strategic suppression platform.
Comparison and mystery
Russia’s Poseidon is designed to move thousands of kilometers and attack the coastal goals with nuclear warheads, but it’s not clear whether Beijing is trying to replicate this ability or develop a completely different kind of underwater weapon.
The nuclear scientist Guo Jian of the Chinese Atomic Energy Research Institute mentioned in an academic paper that there is a “essential difference” between the Chinese project and Poseidon, but the additional details were not disclosed.
Some of the aircraft witnessed during the parade preparation process were identified as AJX002, which shows that China is moving to the production of large unmanned underwater vessels (xluuv). But in the absence of official information, the actual task of this new weapon is still wrapped in mystery.
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