Chinese researchers have developed a compact, deep-sea device capable of severing even the most fortified underwater cables.

A compact, deep-sea, cable-cutting device ... While it was created as a tool for civilian salvage and seabed mining, the dual-use potential of the tool could send alarm bells ringing for other ...

The new device could theoretically grant China the ability to quietly cripple global communications and energy networks, raising alarms about the vulnerability of critical undersea infrastructure.

The device integrates seamlessly with China's advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles, such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou ...

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China has developed a compact deep-sea device capable of cutting armoured undersea cables at depths of 4,000 metres — twice ...

But deep-sea mining is a controversial means of obtaining them because of its potentially significant environmental impacts. "We felt that a vehicle that used AI to look for life and avoid it ...

China has publicly disclosed its development of a compact, powerful deep-sea cable cutter capable of severing communication lines.

Operating in the depths of the ocean is a challenge that India must embrace to maximise its economic potential and protect ...

China revealed for the first time that it has developed a compact deep-sea cable cutting device that is powerful enough to ...