Egypt is reportedly nearing the conclusion of negotiations to acquire the Type 039A Yuan-class submarines from China, a move ...

They noted that the North Korean military was still fielding weapons systems considered obsolete elsewhere, including the Romeo-class submarines that were originally operated by the Soviet Union ...

Pyongyang also operates 20 imported Romeo class submarines from China (displacement of 1,984 tons, length of 243 feet), as well as a significant number of miniature vessels. Although these are ...

Analysts have debated whether the apparent new missile submarine is a new design, or whether it is based on a modified Romeo Class of submarine originally acquired from China in the 1970s before ...

Analysts said the vessel appears to be a modified Soviet-era Romeo-class submarine, which North Korea acquired from China in the 1970s and began producing domestically. Its design, with 10 launch ...

“One of the submarines North Korea is building can ... “One is a modified Romeo Class and the other is a new medium-large size one.” North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security Council ...