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Jin-class submarine
Jin class SSBN
Profile of the Type 094
Class overview
Name: Type 094 (Jin class)
Builders: Bohai Shipyard, Huludao, China
Operators: Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by: Type 092 (Xia class)
Succeeded by: Type 096
Cost: $750 million per unit[1]
In commission: 2007–present[2]
Planned: 8 (projected)[3]
Completed: 6[4]
Active: 4[4]
General characteristics
Type: Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement: 11,000 tons submerged.[5]
Length: 135 m (442 ft 11 in)[6]
Beam: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Propulsion: Nuclear reactor, 1 shaft
Range: Unlimited
Armament: Missiles: 12 JL-2 SLBM

The Type 094 (simplified Chinese: 09-IV型核潜艇; traditional Chinese: 09-IV型核潛艇; Chinese designation: 09-IV; NATO reporting name: Jin class) is a class of ballistic missile submarine developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. The Type 094 succeeds the Type 092 submarine.

Background[]

The Type 094 was first spotted in 2006 on commercial satellite imagery of the Xiaopingdao Submarine Base. It was noted as being longer than the Type 092.[6] Two Type 094s were spotted at the Bohai Shipyard in May 2007, although it was not clear if these included the one spotted in 2006.[7]

One was operational in 2010,[2] three in 2013,[8] and four in 2015.[9] As many as eight may enter service by 2020.[3]

The PRC is interested in augmenting its ICBM forces with SSBNs to enhance its comprehensive nuclear deterrent force.[10] Nuclear deterrent patrols commenced in December 2015.[11]

Description[]

JL-1 and JL-2

JL-1 and JL-2 missiles

The Type 094 is armed with 12 JL-2 SLBMs, each with an estimated range of 7,400 km (4,600 mi).[8] Each missile carries one warhead.[12] The Type 094 and JL-2 is China's first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent.[4]

Globalsecurity.org notes that a Type 094 patrolling just northeast of the Kuril Islands would be able to strike three-quarters of the contiguous United States;[13] whereas launching from Chinese coastal waters would barely reach the Aleutian Islands.[14] Thomas-Noone and Medcalf note that the Type 094's noisiness would make it difficult for it to reach and maintain patrol areas where it could strike at the contiguous United States; no such limitations would exist against Indian targets.[15]

Noise[]

In 2009, USN ONI listed the Type 094 as being slightly noisier than Project 667BDR (NATO reporting name Delta III) from the late-1970s,[16] some of which were in service through 2015 with the Russian navy.[17]

Type 094A[]

The Type 094A is a variant with a modified and improved sail. The sail appears to incorporate features from one installed on a modified Type 093.[18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Till, G. (Ed.), Chan, J. (Ed.). (2014). Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia. London: Routledge. Page 23 Archived 4 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine..
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Department of Defense. Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2010 (Report). pp. 3 (pp12 of PDF). Archived on 20 March 2015. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/2010_CMPR_Final.pdf. Retrieved 21 April 2015. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fisher, Richard D, Jr. (19 April 2015). "US upgrades assessment of China's Type 094 SSBN fleet". http://www.janes.com/article/50761/us-upgrades-assessment-of-china-s-type-094-ssbn-fleet. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Department of Defense (May 2019). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2019 (Report). p. 36. Archived on 9 May 2019. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. https://media.defense.gov/2019/May/02/2002127082/-1/-1/1/2019_CHINA_MILITARY_POWER_REPORT.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2019. 
  5. ↑ LaGrone, Sam; Majumdar, Dave (9 June 2014). "Chinese Weapons That Worry the Pentagon". http://news.usni.org/2014/06/09/chinese-weapons-worry-pentagon. Retrieved 29 November 2017. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kristensen, Hans M. (5 July 2007). "New Chinese Ballistic Missile Submarine Spotted". Federation of American Scientists. https://fas.org/blogs/security/2007/07/new_chinese_ballistic_missile/. 
  7. ↑ Kristensen, Hans M. (4 October 2007). "Two More Chinese SSBNs Spotted". Federation of American Scientists. https://fas.org/blogs/security/2007/10/two_more_chinese_ssbns_spotted/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 United States Department of Defense (May 2013). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2013 (Report). pp. 6 (pp14 of PDF). Archived on 13 January 2015. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2013_China_Report_FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 24 January 2015. 
  9. ↑ United States Office of Naval Intelligence. The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century (Report). pp. 20. Archived on 20 April 2015. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/2015_PLA_NAVY_PUB_Print.pdf. Retrieved 21 April 2015. 
  10. ↑ "Does China have an effective sea-based nuclear deterrent?". ChinaPowerCSIS. http://chinapower.csis.org/ssbn/. 
  11. ↑ Fisher, Richard D., Jr. (16 December 2015). "China advances sea- and land-based nuclear deterrent capabilities". Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISSN 0265-3818. 
  12. ↑ United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center (June 2017). Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (Report). NASIC-1031-0985-17. Archived on 14 May 2019. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. https://www.nasic.af.mil/Portals/19/images/Fact%20Sheet%20Images/2017%20Ballistic%20and%20Cruise%20Missile%20Threat_Final_small.pdf?ver=2017-07-21-083234-343. Retrieved 12 May 2019. 
  13. ↑ "Type 094 Jin-class Ballistic Missile Submarine". 20 January 2015. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/type_94.htm. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  14. ↑ Pike, John, ed (20 March 2014). "JL-2 (CSS-NX-14)". http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/jl-2.htm. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  15. ↑ Thomas-Noone, Brendan; Medcalf, Rory (September 2015). Nuclear-armed submarines in Indo-Pacific Asia: Stabiliser or menace? (Report). Lowy Institute for International Policy. p. 6 (pp8 of PDF). Archived on 9 September 2015. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.lowyinstitute.org/files/nuclear-armed-submarines-in-indo-pacific-asia-stabiliser-or-menace_0.pdf. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  16. ↑ Office of Naval Intelligence (August 2009). The People's Liberation Army Navy, A Modern Navy with Chinese Characteristics (Report). p. 22 (pp25 of PDF). Archived on 9 September 2014. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. https://fas.org/irp/agency/oni/pla-navy.pdf. Retrieved 24 January 2015. 
  17. ↑ Novichkov, Nikolai (13 August 2015). "Russia's new maritime doctrine". http://www.janes.com/article/53643/russia-s-new-maritime-doctrine. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  18. ↑ Fisher, Richard D, Jr. (15 July 2016). "Images show possible new variant of China's Type 094 SSBN". http://www.janes.com/article/62282/images-show-possible-new-variant-of-china-s-type-094-ssbn. Retrieved 22 November 2016. 

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