Ship profile
H5
CNS H5 - China - KILO CLASS
Key facts
Country
China
Class
KILO CLASS
Type
Conventional Attack Submarine
Status
active
Current ops
-
Latest public position
No public position available.
Public summary
The Kilo class submarines are Russian-built diesel-electric boats acquired to improve the PLAN's quiet conventional submarine and anti-surface strike capability. They are associated with heavyweight torpedoes and, in some variants, submarine-launched anti-ship missiles. The class remains relevant as an imported capability layer, though newer Yuan-class boats now define China's domestic conventional submarine force.
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