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Vigilant Royal Navy aviators will be bolstered with “essential” technology to track submarines.
Ukraine's underwater drones have broken through the long-held belief that submarines are unbeatable. On December 15, 2025, they struck a Russian Kilo-class submarine in a well-guarded Black Sea port.
At its current production rates, China is likely to have a far more menacing submarine force than Russia in short order—though its quality is still uncertain.