East Asia and Pacific Region
Thailand Wants to Buy Chinese Frigate at $480 Million Apiece Raises Alarm in National Anti-Corruption Commission
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Africa
China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette
China launched the first 1,500 ton-class offshore patrol vessel derived from Type 056 corvette for the Algerian Navy on August 23. The customizations are expected to make the Algerian version more powerful than its Chinese […]
Naval Platforms
Chinese Type 054X Frigate for PLAN
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Fast and furious: China’s shipbuilding at a mammoth scale
Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world’s second largest economy–the leading manufacturer of consumer goods and military equipment–a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. China’s fragile relationship with it’s pacific neighbors like Australia, […]
Naval Platforms
The PLAN Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer
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Naval Platforms
Type 054A Multi-mission Frigate
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East Asia and Pacific Region
The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared that the Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyer Guiyang (pennant number 119) and the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate Zaozhuang (pennant number 542) were officially declared ready for combat earlier this year by […]