Type 096 submarine

Chinese nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class
Class overview
NameType 096
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 094 (Jin class)
General characteristics
TypeSSBN
PropulsionNuclear reactor
ArmamentJL-3(?) SLBMs.

The Type 096 is a projected class of nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) for China's People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. The submarine is expected to begin construction in the early 2020s and be armed with the JL-3 SLBM.[1][2]

Recent analysis deduced that China is on track to complete the Type 096 and make it operational before the end of the decade.[3]

Specifications and details

The Type 096 will be compared to the most modern Russian submarines in terms of stealth, sensors and weapons. The capabilities of the Type 096 is speculated to be a significant jump to its predecessors, which would flip the balance in the Indo-Pacific.[3] On November 2023, satellite imagery on the Huludao shipyard showed pressure hull sections for a large submarine being worked up, which is stated to likely be the Type 096 in early construction.[3] The vessel is also speculated to be significantly larger than the old Type 094 and follows a design similar to that of Russia's; allowing it to contain an internal raft mounted on complex rubber supports that helps dampen the noise of the submarine's engines.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2017" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 24.
  2. ^ "2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 49.
  3. ^ a b c d Greg Torode. "Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says". Reuters.
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