Type 095 submarine

The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V, NATO Reporting Name: Sui class) 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. 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. The submarine is believed to have similar acoustic quieting technology used in Russia's Akula-class submarine.

== See also == People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force Cruise missile submarine Attack submarine

References

== 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