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
Building	At least 1
General characteristics
Type	Attack submarine
Displacement	~10,000 tons submerged
Length	110 meters
Beam	12 to 13 meters
Installed power	Nuclear reactor
Range	Unlimited
Armament	Torpedoes, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, mines

The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V, NATO Reporting Name: Sui class) is a class of third-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.

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.

It is reported that Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation will be building the submarines in a new plant in the Huludao, Liaoning province. In February 2026 satellite images and synthetic-aperture radar suggested that an under construction Type 095 had been launched at Bohai Shipyard.

See also

• People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force
• Cruise missile submarine
• Attack submarine

Further reading

• Erickson, Andrew Erickson; Goldstein, Lyle (Winter 2007). "China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force: Insights from Chinese Writings" (PDF). Naval War College Review. 60 (1): 54–79. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2012. 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" (PDF). ONI. U.S. Navy. August 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
• O'Rourke, Ronald (October 1, 2010). "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). RL33153. Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

External links

• "China's Quest for a Superpower Military"^[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 Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine by Hans M. Kristensen - FAS Strategy Security Blog