China's navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in China's navy, officially ...

Addressing misconceptions about China's latest surface combatant, the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer. China has reportedly launched its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer in April.

The Nanchang, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, on Sunday marked its fifth year of active service, with official media revealing ...

The Type 055 appears akin to the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which debuted in the 1980s and carry 96 missiles each, military analyst Kyle Mizokami wrote last year in Popular Mechanics.

The first China-built aircraft carrier - the Type 001A - and the first of China's Type 055-class guided-missile destroyers set sail for sea trials over the last few days. Chinese military experts ...

These included the aircraft carrier Liaoning and Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Lhasa, Tokyo said in statements over the weekend. It is not certain whether all nine will take part in the coming ...

This naval destroyer is also seen as a challenge to China’s rivals, including India. The ship, called as the Type 055 class, is a massive step in China’s military modernisation, according to ...

The 13,000 ton guided-missile warships (perhaps marginally larger than the Chinese 055 type destroyers) are in the final stages of planning and will be indigenously made. They will be stealthy and ...

According to the state-run Global Times, the vessel type is thought to be the first type 055 destroyer - a successor to the smaller type 052D destroyers. Beijing has reasserted its "indisputable ...