China’s new deep-sea weapon: How dangerous is its cable-cutting tech?
FirstpostChina has developed a compact deep-sea device capable of cutting armoured undersea cables at depths of 4,000 metres — twice the operational depth of existing subsea communication infrastructure. The tool, featuring a 150 mm diamond-coated grinding wheel spinning at 1,600 rpm, was designed for integration with China’s advanced submersibles The device has been developed by the China Ship Scientific Research Centre and its affiliated State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Manned Vehicles. Representational Image/Australian National University China has unveiled a deep-sea cable-cutting device capable of slicing through the world’s most fortified underwater communication and power cables at unprecedented depths. Developed by the China Ship Scientific Research Centre and the State Key Laboratory of Deep-Sea Manned Vehicles, the device is designed to be integrated with China’s advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles, such as the Fendouzhe and the Haidou series.
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