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China reportedly launched two new Type 052D guided missile destroyers in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Friday, a move analysts said will contribute to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's aim to become a blue-water navy.
China’s independently developed Type 052D destroyer has reportedly received an upgraded propulsion system, a move analysts said on Wednesday is a normal progression with the technological development and the continued production of ships of this class. The 43rd escort task force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out on Tuesday from a naval port in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali to succeed the mission of the 42nd escort task force, the PLA Navy said in a statement on the day.
Social media images show five large ships – possibly Type 052D destroyers – under construction at what appears to be a state-owned shipyard.
PLA commissions upgraded destroyer, naval drills show Liu Xuanzun Published: Mar 02, 2021 07:33 PM The guided-missile destroyer Qiqihar (Hull 121) attached to the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command fires its main gun at mock sea targets during a maritime live-fire training exercise in mid December, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Hailong) A newly commissioned, upgraded variation of the Type 052D destroyer recently made its public debut in a series of maritime exercises by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, and analysts said more warships of this class are ex...