However, oncefullyoperational, itwilloffer the PLA Navywith a much morecredible sea-based nuclearretaliationcapability than that offered by itspredecessorType 092 Xiaclass.
In June 2010, Allison announced the dedication of a new hybrid facility, which, oncefullyoperational, will have the capacity to produce 20, 000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year.
Worth tens of billions of dollars just a year or so ago, much of that valuation was in anticipation of the huge wealth they would generate oncefullyoperational, which was expected to begin to take place sometime last year.