multiple US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft — ground-attack planes built for close-air support and anti-tank missions ...

Other Russian defence sources said that the tanks deal could be expanded to include three diesel powered submarines “Kilo” class, combat helicopters Mi-28 and armoured infantry vehicles BMP-3.

Brent Sadler, a former submarine officer at Washington's Heritage Foundation think tank, called the sinking 'significant' with it slowing down China's plans to expand its nuclear submarine fleet.