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The Jin-class (Type 094) is China's second-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), serving as a cornerstone of its naval nuclear deterrent, carrying JL-2 and more recently JL-3 Type 094 submarine Type 094 submarine - Wikipedia, SLBMs with ranges to threaten parts of the US, though it's noted for being relatively noisy compared to Western designs. These submarines, commissioned from 2007, are equipped with 12 missile tubes and torpedoes, providing a sea-based second-strike capability for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
Key Characteristics:
Type: Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN).
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.
Role: Sea-based nuclear deterrence, replacing the Type 092 (Xia-class).
Armament: 12 missile tubes for JL-2 (range ~7,200 km) or newer JL-3 SLBMs (range >10,000 km), plus six 533 mm torpedo tubes.
Capabilities: Unlimited range (nuclear-powered), capable of 20+ knots submerged, and designed for long endurance.
Variants: Includes the Type 094A, featuring a modified sail.
Challenges: Criticized for high noise levels, making them potentially easier to detect.
Significance:
The Jin-class represents China's first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent, allowing them to project strategic power and maintain a second-strike capability, ensuring a response to a nuclear attack.
Key Characteristics:
Type: Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN).
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.
Role: Sea-based nuclear deterrence, replacing the Type 092 (Xia-class).
Armament: 12 missile tubes for JL-2 (range ~7,200 km) or newer JL-3 SLBMs (range >10,000 km), plus six 533 mm torpedo tubes.
Capabilities: Unlimited range (nuclear-powered), capable of 20+ knots submerged, and designed for long endurance.
Variants: Includes the Type 094A, featuring a modified sail.
Challenges: Criticized for high noise levels, making them potentially easier to detect.
Significance:
The Jin-class represents China's first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent, allowing them to project strategic power and maintain a second-strike capability, ensuring a response to a nuclear attack.
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Chinese state media showcase wider deployment of closely watched anti-ship missile
China's state media has hinted at the wider deployment of one of its most closely watched weapons, the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile. CCTV's military channel and the state-backed Global Times tabloid on Wednesday highlighted footage of a Type 052D destroyer firing one of the YJ-20 miss
Chinese state media showcase wider deployment of closely watched anti-ship missile
A member of the People's Liberation Army stands as YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.
Source: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
China's state media has hinted at the wider deployment of one of its most closely watched weapons, the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
CCTV's military channel and the state-backed Global Times tabloid on Wednesday highlighted footage of a Type 052D destroyer firing one of the YJ-20 missiles — a weapon unveiled at a military parade in Beijing last September.
The missile is known to have been deployed on its large Type-055 cruisers, but the footage marks the first time it has been seen on a Type 052 vessel, the Global Times reported.
China deploys 40-odd Type 052s, forming the backbone of its destroyer fleet. The vessels are now frequently seen in the disputed South China Sea and elsewhere across East Asia.
The Global Times noted that the missile was "cold launched" vertically — ejected from its launcher before its engine ignited.
CCTV showed the footage on a trailer for a six-part documentary due to start screening from July 30 to mark the 99th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
Western and Asian military attaches say China's hypersonic ballistic missiles are among its most formidable weapons under development, and the YJ-20 is considered a significant improvement on earlier variants, with a range of up to 1,500 km (930 miles) and an ability to target moving ships.
Such a weapon would likely be deployed to help China's navy control East Asian seas in any Taiwan conflict scenarios, attaches say.
A hypersonic weapon can travel at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, a factor that makes it difficult for even advanced militaries to counter.
"China has the world's leading hypersonic missile arsenal and continued to advance the development of conventional and nuclear-armed hypersonic missile technologies during the past year," the Pentagon said in its annual assessment of China's military modernization, released in December.
A member of the People's Liberation Army stands as YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.
Source: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
China's state media has hinted at the wider deployment of one of its most closely watched weapons, the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
CCTV's military channel and the state-backed Global Times tabloid on Wednesday highlighted footage of a Type 052D destroyer firing one of the YJ-20 missiles — a weapon unveiled at a military parade in Beijing last September.
The missile is known to have been deployed on its large Type-055 cruisers, but the footage marks the first time it has been seen on a Type 052 vessel, the Global Times reported.
China deploys 40-odd Type 052s, forming the backbone of its destroyer fleet. The vessels are now frequently seen in the disputed South China Sea and elsewhere across East Asia.
The Global Times noted that the missile was "cold launched" vertically — ejected from its launcher before its engine ignited.
CCTV showed the footage on a trailer for a six-part documentary due to start screening from July 30 to mark the 99th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
Western and Asian military attaches say China's hypersonic ballistic missiles are among its most formidable weapons under development, and the YJ-20 is considered a significant improvement on earlier variants, with a range of up to 1,500 km (930 miles) and an ability to target moving ships.
Such a weapon would likely be deployed to help China's navy control East Asian seas in any Taiwan conflict scenarios, attaches say.
A hypersonic weapon can travel at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, a factor that makes it difficult for even advanced militaries to counter.
"China has the world's leading hypersonic missile arsenal and continued to advance the development of conventional and nuclear-armed hypersonic missile technologies during the past year," the Pentagon said in its annual assessment of China's military modernization, released in December.
