China's Navy To Begin First Strategic Missile Submarine Patrols Next Year

094 Jin Class Submarine. Wikia

PLA Navy To Begin First Strategic Missile Submarine Patrols Next Year -- Washington Free Beacon

China’s navy to debut new class of submarine next year

China’s navy is expected to begin the first sea patrols next year of a new class of strategic missile submarines, highlighting a new and growing missile threat to the U.S. homeland, according to U.S. defense officials.

“We are anticipating that combat patrols of submarines carrying the new JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile will begin next year,” said one official familiar with recent intelligence assessments of the Chinese strategic submarine force.

China’s strategic missile submarine force currently includes three new Type 094 missile submarines each built with 12 missile launch tubes.

The submarine patrols will include scores of new JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) on the Type 094s. The submarines are also called Jin-class missile boats by the Pentagon.

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My Comment: That is a lot of destructive fire-power on one Chinese submarine .... expect to see them patrolling off the coast of the U.S. in the next few years.