New details have emerged about China's Project 041 Zhou submarine and its experimental propulsion system.
A mysterious Chinese submarine that sank at a shipyard earlier this year had a new class of hybrid nuclear propulsion system.
A recent Washington Times report says the Type 041 submarine uses both conventional and nuclear engines to supplement its conventional propulsion system, TWZ reports.
Sunken Chinese submarine had exotic hybrid nuclear propulsion system, report says
This type of submarine is equipped with an air-independent propulsion system, which significantly increases the time they can stay underwater and makes them difficult to detect.
About a week ago, the US announced that the submarine in question had sunk.
At this stage, it is still unclear whether this type of submarine is intended for serial production or is a test model.
