| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 096 |
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 094 (Jin class) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | SSBN |
| Propulsion | Nuclear reactor |
| Armament | JL-3(?) SLBMs. |
The Type 096 (NATO reporting name: Tang class)[1] 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.[2][3]
Recent analysis deduced that China is on track to complete the first Type 096 and make it operational before the end of the decade.[4]
- ^ https://www.wikidata.orgview_html.php?sq=&lang=&q=Q7860661
- ^ "United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2017" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 24.
- ^ "2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 49.
- ^ Greg Torode. "Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says". Reuters.