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At a glance
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 094 submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shallow Water Combat Submersible | Type 094 submarine |
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| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Builders | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao , China[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] | Type 092 submarine[source] |
137 m (449 ft 6 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Cost | $383 million (program cost)[source] | $750 million per unit[source] |
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| On order | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] | — |
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| Building |
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| Completed | — |
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| Type | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] | Ballistic missile submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] | Nuclear , 1 shaft[source] |
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| Test depth | >190 feet (58 m)[source] | 400 m[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] | — |
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| Armament | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] | Missiles: 12 JL-2 or JL-3 SLBM[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 094[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 096[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Active | — |
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