After more than six years of upgrades, the old Bryansk will soon be sailing deterrence patrols in the northeas Sea and Arctic ...

K550 nuclear submarine, Borei Class. Photo: Wikimedia USS Georgia, Ohio Class. Photo: Wikimedia Delta IV Class nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Photo: Wikimedia Kursk Submarine, Oscar II Class.

In terms of design, the Jin-class submarines appear very similar to the Soviet Union’s Delta III class boats that were developed one decade prior in the 1970s. However, China’s counterparts ...