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US vs. Chinese cruisers: China is building its top surface warship at breakneck speed, and it's a match for its US rival
China's new Type 055 destroyer rivals the capabilities of the US's aging Ticonderoga class and may exceed it in threatening other ships.
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China’s Type 054A Frigate Is Boosting the PLA Navy’s Combat Power
Now that China’s latest frigate has been commissioned with the PLAN, the vessel joins around 233 other warships in the fleet. Beijing achieved yet another naval milestone this week when the Chinese ...
Mogami vs Type 054B: China, Japan in a frigate race as geopolitical focus shifts to Indo-Pacific
China’s Type 054B frigate marks a new era in naval power, while Japan’s Mogami-class ships push back—are other navies ...
US Navy Betting Big On Next-Gen DDG(X) Destroyer
However, these advancements come with a significant price tag: the DDG (X) is estimated to cost US$4.4 billion per ship, far ...
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The Humble Brag: China’s Recent Wargame and Its Implications
A Chinese simulation admitting to a PLAN destroyer's defeat by US missiles hints at advanced electronic warfare capabilities ...
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Indian Navy Readying for 4 State-of-the-Art Warships, A Challenge for Chinese Type-055 Destroyers
The 13,000 ton guided-missile warships (perhaps marginally larger than the Chinese 055 type destroyers ... Indian Navy's mega destroyers plan Indian Navy's plan for mega destroyers.
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Type 055
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.
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Chinese Navy launches 10,000-tonne destroyer
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.
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PLA Navy’s first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer travels 110,000 nautical miles in five years
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 ...
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China's first homegrown aircraft carrier and a new destroyer set sail, and experts say it may be a powerful battle group in the making
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 ...