Chinese Propaganda Hints at New Frigate Design
China is building a new type of advanced frigate, which is larger and more advanced than its current Type 054A class, overseas media reported on Friday, citing commercial satellite images.…
Type 055 Zunyi Commissioned
The Zunyi, the seventh Type 055 10,000 ton-class destroyer of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently made its first public appearance after entering service, with analysts saying on…
JMSDF Detects Chinese Survey Ship off Kagoshima
At around 3:20 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2020, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) launched a Chinese Navy Shupan-class survey ship (ship number “26”) in the waters about 50…
Communist Chinese Naval Cadets Embark Training Ship Zhenghe
Recently, more than 100 naval officer candidates who were undergoing pre-commissioning training at the PLA Naval Submarine Academy conducted seven-day offshore seamanship training aboard the CNS Zhenghe. The officer candidates,…
CCP Submarines Train in South China Sea
Propaganda Submarines of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are using adversary forces operating in the South China Sea as practice partners, a move analysts said on Sunday is…
Type 055 Anshan Declared Operational
Another Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, Anshan, has achieved operational capability after having recently passed an acceptance test, marking that the 10,000 ton-class…
Third Type 075 LHD Begins Training
Anhui, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s third Type 075 amphibious assault ship, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training, the PLA Navy announced on Thursday. This indicates that the vessel…
Type 054A Ziyang Makes Training Debut
The Type 054A frigate Ziyang of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently made its training debut, with observers saying on Wednesday that the newly commissioned warship will enhance…