{"id":28019,"date":"2019-05-06T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/06\/china-completing-more-ballistic-missile-subs-with-plans-for-a-new-version\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:23:20","slug":"china-completing-more-ballistic-missile-subs-with-plans-for-a-new-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/05\/06\/china-completing-more-ballistic-missile-subs-with-plans-for-a-new-version\/","title":{"rendered":"China completing more ballistic missile subs, with plans for a new version"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 China has launched two more nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and might fit anti-ship ballistic missiles on a new cruiser class on the verge of entering service, according to a new Pentagon report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two new submarines will bring the number of Type 094s, or Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile subs, in Chinese service to six, according to the latest annual \u201cChina Military Power Report,\u201d released May 2 by the U.S. Defense Department. The report also said China is planning a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile subs, or SSBN, with construction expected to begin in the early part of the next decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report confirms earlier assessments based on open-source satellite imagery<\/a> published in late 2018, which showed two Type 094s under construction at the submarine yard in Huludao in the northern Chinese province of Liaoning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Type 094 SSBN can carry up to 12 CSS-N-14 (JL-2) submarine-launched ballistic missiles, which constitute China\u2019s \u201cfirst viable sea-based nuclear deterrent.\u201d The JL-2 reportedly as a range of about 4,500 miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\t