page_title: Type 092 submarine
hierarchical_section_title: Type 092 submarine
context_page_description: The Type 092 submarine was the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia.
context_section_description: The Type 092 (Chinese designation: 09-II; NATO reporting name: Xia class) submarine was the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia.
caption: Profile of the Type 092