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Type 096 submarine

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Class overview
NameType 096
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 094
General characteristics
TypeSSBN
PropulsionNuclear reactor
ArmamentJL-3(?) SLBMs.

The Type 096 is a projected class of 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2017" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 24.