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China to beef up nuclear submarine fleet by 2020: report
Russian and Chinese vessels dock in Wusong naval port in Shanghai. Photo courtesy of China News Agency
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) China will invest heavily in fielding advanced nuclear-powered attack and ballistic missile submarines during the next six years, according to a Russian report on China's nuclear potential.
In an article published last week by the Russian Military Observer, the media outlet said China's military has at least three operational Type-094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, with each being capable of carrying 12 JL-2 missiles that have a range of 8,000 kilometers.
By 2020, the Chinese military is projected to field at least four Type-094s and two next-generation Type-096 submarines, carrying around 80 sea-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and 250 to 300 nuclear-armed missiles, the report stated.
The Type-096 submarines can carry 24 sea-based ballistic missiles, with an estimated range of at least 11,000 kilometers, the report pointed out.
In addition to the ballistic missile submarines, China is also building the new Type-095 attack submarine as a successor to its current Type-093, the report said.
China to beef up nuclear submarine fleet by 2020: report | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS
Russian and Chinese vessels dock in Wusong naval port in Shanghai. Photo courtesy of China News Agency
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) China will invest heavily in fielding advanced nuclear-powered attack and ballistic missile submarines during the next six years, according to a Russian report on China's nuclear potential.
In an article published last week by the Russian Military Observer, the media outlet said China's military has at least three operational Type-094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, with each being capable of carrying 12 JL-2 missiles that have a range of 8,000 kilometers.
By 2020, the Chinese military is projected to field at least four Type-094s and two next-generation Type-096 submarines, carrying around 80 sea-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and 250 to 300 nuclear-armed missiles, the report stated.
The Type-096 submarines can carry 24 sea-based ballistic missiles, with an estimated range of at least 11,000 kilometers, the report pointed out.
In addition to the ballistic missile submarines, China is also building the new Type-095 attack submarine as a successor to its current Type-093, the report said.
China to beef up nuclear submarine fleet by 2020: report | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS