The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V, NATO Reporting Name: Sui class) is a class of latest generation nuclear-powered attack submarines under construction for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. It is anticipated that the Type 095 submarine will have a substantially reduced acoustic signature, within an improved hull design.Warship 2007, p.167
Compared to the Type 093, the Type 095 will have a more advanced nuclear reactor, VLS cells 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 underwater escort for any future Chinese aircraft carrier task forces.
It is reported that Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation will be building the submarines in a new plant in the Huludao, Liaoning province. In February 2026 satellite images and synthetic-aperture radar suggested that an under construction Type 095 had been launched at Bohai Shipyard. The submarine is believed to have similar acoustic quieting technology used in Russia's Akula-class submarine.
See also People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force Cruise missile submarine Attack submarine
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External links , by John J. Tkacik, Jr., The Heritage Foundation, May 17, 2007 Chinese Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O'Rourke - February 4, 2008 (CRS Report RL33153) "The Implications of China’s Naval Modernization for the United States" - Testimony before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission by Richard Fisher, Jr. - June 11, 2009 China’s Noisy Nuclear Submarines by Hans M. Kristensen - FAS Strategy Security Blog