India, Japan and US devise underwater system to counter Chinese submarine threat
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By Atul Aneja
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As 2020 dawns, India and its friends in its neighbourhood have to be vigilant against the threat posed by Sea Wing underwater drones. These are Chinese underwater glide vehicles, used for snooping, under the cover of performing scientific research.
On December 20 an Indonesia fisherman, netted an object that appeared to have the trappings of a Chinese underwater drone, the website thedrive.com reported.
The “catch” has raised suspicion that the Chinese are already tracking movement of ships between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. This is alarming as these are key channels of international shipping in the Indo-Pacific-an ocean stretch that has so far been dominated by the United States. By raking up territorial claims in the South China Sea and fastening to toe holds in the Indian Ocean, in maritime nations such as Myanmar, Sri La
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Mystery Torpedo-like Object Caught by Indonesian Fisherman Suspected to be Chinese Drone Sub
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Media suspect the discovery may be an indication that the PRC is carrying out covert surveying activities in Indonesian waters. China has not made any formal statements on the matter. The two countries have a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, with part of Beijing’s maritime claims overlapping with Jakarta’s exclusive economic zone.
An Indonesian fisherman has caught a mysterious torpedo-shaped object equipped with cameras off the Selayar Islands, an archipelago in the South Sulawesi province of eastern Indonesia.