China’s Submarine Fleet, Evolution & news

[juj06750]

Even if they did record this, showing this on Youtube would be leaking highly classified USNI information and would likely result in criminal charges.

again; no evidence no credit
it's the rule of world

 

[Figaro]

no news about the type 095 & the type 096 for quite a while now, when will they begin construction!
while China's DDG production is nothing but impressive , but it's SSN production is in a quite terrible condition, severly below what China needs against the USN

Chinese nuclear subs is probably the most secretive area of the entire PLA. It is extremely likely we are vastly underestimating the number of Chinese SSNs ... indeed you can count the sheer number of 093A variants that exist, let alone how many SSNs of each variant were produced.

 

[samsara]

Does any one really have some idea, even the faintest one, about the below facility of BSHIC in Huludao, Liaoning?

- Has it been put into operation?

- What does it make?

TIME FLIES...

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China is building the world's largest nuclear submarine facility

It can build four subs at a time.

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer | Eastern Arsenal Column of POPULAR SCIENCE - APRIL 2017

Giant Factory

When this enclosed submarine factory begins operation later this year, the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. (BSHIC) will be able to quickly build nuclear submarines. Assembling SSNs in a building also provides the advantage of sheltering against the weather, not to mention nosy spy satellites.

Starting later this year, China's new submarine factory on the Yellow Sea will churn out nuclear-powered attack submarines—also known as SSNs—all but ensuring that the sub program of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will be a deadly global force.

Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation is putting the finishing touches on its new facility, which will start production this year. BSHIC, based in Huludao, Liaoning Province, is China's only builder of nuclear submarines. It previously built the Type 091, 093 nuclear attack submarines (SSN) and Type 092 and 094 nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). Why is this building such a big deal? Simple, really: inside a superstructure, submarines are hidden from snoops, spies, and satellites. It also provides a controlled environment for development and construction.
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as posted by @cirr
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chinas-submarine-fleet-evolution-news.302638/page-26#post-9398947

 

[IblinI]

 

[Figaro]

The video of the advanced 093A variant

 

[LKJ86]

Via @卫星图像发烧员 from Weibo

 

[Figaro]

View attachment 664720
Via @卫星图像发烧员 from Weibo

Some 093 variant?

 

[Team Blue]

Some 093 variant?

Looks like 094 to me. Fuzzy but the mid section looks like the wide flat top they have.

 

[Figaro]

Very rare footage of the 094 ... not sure what variant it is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1307966136462512128

 

[LKJ86]

Via @燃烧的哈尔科夫 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @开心包子铺 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @铁幕君SSS from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via 云天海

 

[samsara]

Does any one really have some idea, even the faintest one, about the below facility of BSHIC in Huludao, Liaoning?

- Has it been put into operation?

- What does it make?

TIME FLIES...

-----------------------------------------

China is building the world's largest nuclear submarine facility

It can build four subs at a time.

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer | Eastern Arsenal Column of POPULAR SCIENCE - APRIL 2017

Giant Factory

When this enclosed submarine factory begins operation later this year, the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. (BSHIC) will be able to quickly build nuclear submarines. Assembling SSNs in a building also provides the advantage of sheltering against the weather, not to mention nosy spy satellites.

Starting later this year, China's new submarine factory on the Yellow Sea will churn out nuclear-powered attack submarines—also known as SSNs—all but ensuring that the sub program of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will be a deadly global force.

Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation is putting the finishing touches on its new facility, which will start production this year. BSHIC, based in Huludao, Liaoning Province, is China's only builder of nuclear submarines. It previously built the Type 091, 093 nuclear attack submarines (SSN) and Type 092 and 094 nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). Why is this building such a big deal? Simple, really: inside a superstructure, submarines are hidden from snoops, spies, and satellites. It also provides a controlled environment for development and construction.
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as posted by @cirr
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chinas-submarine-fleet-evolution-news.302638/page-26#post-9398947

Chinese Increasing Nuclear Submarine Shipyard Capacity

By: H I Sutton | USNI News (2020-10-12)

Credit to H I Sutton at the USNI News

As China pushes to become a blue-water power, nuclear-powered submarines are critically important to Beijing’s plan. Historically the Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) nuclear-powered submarine fleet has been constrained by its limited construction capacity. There is only one shipyard in the country up to the task. But that yard has been undergoing a massive enlargement. And now, recent satellite imagery suggests an additional capacity expansion.

China’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet was already expected to get much larger in the coming years. This latest development suggests that China could pump out submarines at an even greater rate.

Just how many nuclear submarines China will build over the next ten years is a hot topic. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) recently forecast China’s submarine fleet to grow by six nuclear-powered attack submarines by 2030. Other observers, such as retired Capt. James Fanell who was Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, place their estimates even higher. What seems clear is that the number of nuclear submarines will increase.

Analysis of commercial satellite imagery reveals work on a NEW CONSTRUCTION HALL at the BOHAI SHIPYARD at Huludao. Liaoning Province. The building appears to be essentially identical to the one built there in 2015. That is widely believed to be for the construction of a new generation of nuclear submarines.

The NEW HALL is estimated to be large enough to allow construction of TWO submarines simultaneously. When added to THE OTHER HALL recently constructed, that would allow FOUR boats to be in the sheds at once. And there is another much older construction hall at the other end of the site which, if still active, could add another. So four or five boats at once.

The nuclear submarines include both ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and attack submarines (SSN). All nuclear submarines are built at the Bohai shipyard, so its capacity will be a major factor in the total fleet strength.

China’s naval growth has not gone unnoticed in Washington. In response, the U.S. Navy will have to adjust. Outlining the proposed BATTLE FORCE 2045, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the U.S. must begin building three Virginia Class submarines per year as soon as possible. This would build a “larger and more capable submarine force”. The proposed force will include 70-80 attack submarines, described as “the most survival strike platform in a future great powers conflict”.

There are THREE NEW CLASSES of submarine which might be built at Bohai. The most straightforward is the Type-09IIIB (also written Type-093B). This is an iterative improvement on the current Type-09IIIA Class submarine. The main improvement expected is the inclusion of cruise missiles in vertical launch tubes. These will allow it to carry an increased load of cruise missiles, improving its strategic strike capability. The YJ-18 cruise missiles are generally analogous to the Russian Kalibr family of missiles. China already operates Kalibr from some of its submarines.

More advanced than the Type-09III family is the next-generation Type-09V Class (aka Type -095). This is expected to be everything the Type-09IIIB is, and also stealthier.

The THIRD projected type is a next-generation ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). the Type-09VI (Type-096) will follow the current generation Type-09IV Class (Type-094). They are expected to augment the six Type-09IV instead of replacing them, leading to a net increase in China’s SSBN fleet. The 2020 China Military Power Report to Congress projected an increase to eight SSBNs by 2030.

At this stage we are still learning new details of the BOHAI SHIPYARD expansion. We have yet to see any submarines roll out of the new halls. And it is possible that the newest shed may be intended for some other purpose. But the takeaway is that China is transforming its submarine construction capabilities. The work at Huludao will remove the physical constraint which previously limited their nuclear navy.

 

[juj06750]

As China pushes to become a blue-water power, nuclear-powered submarines are critically important to Beijing’s plan. Historically the Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) nuclear-powered submarine fleet has been constrained by its limited construction capacity. There is only one shipyard in the country up to the task. But that yard has been undergoing a massive enlargement. And now, recent satellite imagery suggests an additional capacity expansion.

again, false our nuclear submarine construction capacity was NOT historically limited compared to other nuke countries; most has only one or two shipyards; US (groton, newport news), UK (barrow-in-furness), france (cherbourg), russia (severodvinsk), china (huludao); I really do NOT understand why US & western media always keep trying to blame and underestimate china; probably political reason than technique itself