China builds underwater surveillance network to accurately hit target

China, Jan 02: A new underwater surveillance network has been developed by China to help its submarine get a good view of the target location.

The surveillance network is developed along the maritime Silk Road, which included the Indian Ocean, a media report said on Monday.

The system, which has already been launched, works by gathering information about the underwater environment, particularly water temperature and salinity, which the Navy can then use to more accurately track target vessels as well as improve navigation and positioning, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

The project, led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is part of an unprecedented military expansion fuelled by Beijing's desire to challenge the US in the world’s oceans, the Post said.