Type 095 submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Type 095 |
| Operators: | People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force |
| Preceded by: | Type 093 |
| Succeeded by: | Type 097 Qin class |
| In service: | launch in 2010, active service in 2015 (est.) |
| Planned: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Attack submarine |
| Installed power: | Nuclear reactor |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Armament: | Torpedoes, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, mines |
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The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V) is a proposed class of third generation nuclear-powered attack submarines for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.
It is anticipated that Type 095 submarines will have a substantially reduced acoustic signature, within an improved hull type and pump jet propulsion system. Compared to the Type 093, the Type 095 will have a more advanced nuclear reactor, VLS tubes 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 undersea escort for any future PLAN aircraft carrier task forces.
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