Engineering:Type 095 submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 095 |
| Builders | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Bohai Shipyard, Huludao |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force |
| Preceded by | Type 093[1] |
| Building | At least 1[2] |
| __1B0X_5H1P__ | class overview |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Attack submarine |
| Length | 110 meters |
| Beam | 12 to 13 meters |
| Installed power | Nuclear reactor |
| Propulsion | 1 × single shaft shrouded pump-jet propulsor[3] |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | Only limited by food and maintenance requirements |
| Armament | Torpedoes, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, mines |
| __1B0X_5H1P__ | characteristics |
The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V, NATO Reporting Name: Sui class[4]) is a class of latest generation nuclear-powered attack submarines under construction for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. It is anticipated that the Type 095 submarine will have a substantially reduced acoustic signature, within an improved hull design.[5][6][7]
Compared to the Type 093, the Type 095 will have a more advanced nuclear reactor, VLS cells and greater number of advanced sensors such as new active/passive flank array sonar and low- and high-frequency towed sonar array. Additionally, it is also speculated that Type 095 submarines may act as a potential underwater escort for any future Chinese aircraft carrier task forces.[5]
It is reported that Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation will be building the submarines in a new plant in the Huludao, Liaoning province.[8] In February 2026 satellite images and synthetic-aperture radar suggested that an under construction Type 095 had been launched at Bohai Shipyard.[9] The submarine is believed to have similar acoustic quieting technology used in Russia's Akula-class submarine.[10]
See also
- People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force
- Cruise missile submarine
- Attack submarine
References
- ↑ "China Launches First Type-095 Nuclear Submarine". 14 February 2026. https://www.hisutton.com/China-Type-095-Submarine-Launched.html.
- ↑ Trevithick, Joseph; Newdick, Thomas (21 September 2026). "Chinese Next-Generation Submarine Developments Spotted In New Satellite Imagery". https://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-next-generation-submarine-developments-spotted-in-new-satellite-imagery.
- ↑ Rahmat, Ridzwan (21 September 2026). "Satellite image confirms pumpjet propulsor on China's Type 095 SSN". https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/industry/satellite-image-confirms-pumpjet-propulsor-on-chinas-type-095-ssn.
- ↑ "China to launch first Type 095 nuclear submarine as US naval edge narrows in Pacific.". Army Recognition. March 3, 2026. https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/china-to-launch-first-type-095-nuclear-submarine-as-us-naval-edge-narrows-in-pacific.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chen, Ta-chen (6 December 2006). "Chinese fast developing advanced submarines". Taipei Times: 8. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2006/12/06/2003339341. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ Warship 2007, p.167
- ↑ "China's Quest for a Superpower Military". Backgrounder #2036. The Heritage Foundation. May 17, 2007. http://www.heritage.org/research/asiaandthepacific/bg2036.cfm#_ftnref60.
- ↑ Mizokami, Kyle (24 April 2017). "China Is Building the World's Largest Submarine Factory". https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a26201/china-building-the-worlds-largest-submarine-factory/.
- ↑ Luck, Alex. "First Chinese Type 09V Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Appears At Bohai". Naval News (Naval News). https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/chinese-type-09v-next-generation-ssn-appears-at-bohai/.
- ↑ "China is gaining troubling military know-how from Russia". The Economist. 23 July 2026. ISSN 0013-0613. https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/07/23/china-is-gaining-troubling-military-know-how-from-russia.
Further reading
- Erickson, Andrew Erickson; Goldstein, Lyle (Winter 2007). "China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force: Insights from Chinese Writings". Naval War College Review 60 (1): 54–79. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA519346.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- Jordan, John; Preston, Antony; Jordan, John; Dent, Stephen (2007). Warship 2007. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-84486-041-8.
- "People's Liberation Army Navy: A Modern Navy with Chinese Characteristics". ONI. U.S. Navy. August 2009. http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/oni/pla-navy.pdf.
- O'Rourke, Ronald (October 1, 2010). "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress". RL33153. Congressional Research Service. http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33153_20101001.pdf.
External links
- Template:Unfit, by John J. Tkacik, Jr., The Heritage Foundation, May 17, 2007
- Chinese Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O'Rourke - February 4, 2008 (CRS Report RL33153)
- "The Implications of China’s Naval Modernization for the United States" - Testimony before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission by Richard Fisher, Jr. - June 11, 2009
- China’s Noisy Nuclear Submarines by Hans M. Kristensen - FAS Strategy Security Blog
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