ChineseTiger1986
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I believe that it is possible that the Type-095 may be able to match/near the Virginia SSN as that is no better than the Seawolf that came out in the mid-1990s.
China should build at least 20 by the end of the decade to be able to deal with the US Navy in the Eastern Pacific.
Maybe, since the SW class is freaking expensive, even the USN doesn't want to afford these boomers in large number.
It seems that China wants to produce the Type 095 in a decent number, so being as good as the Virginia class is already enough, but there is some reports suggest that the latest Virginia class has already surpassed the SW class, just like the latest version of Burke has surpassed the earlier Tico.
Also, China has played the nuclear submarine far longer than the Aegis DDG.
Just look at the Type 052D, it already has the world's most advanced shipborne AESA radars and VLS units, while the Type 055 will even be on par with Zumwalt/Burke III.
China as an even more experienced nuclear submarine player, the gap with USA in this area shouldn't be more than the gap of the Aegis DDG.