People's Liberation Army

A Chinese military magazine earlier this month described a civilian cargo ship as a “containerised destroyer” able to carry missile launchers and hide in commercial shipping lanes, with firepower matching the People's Liberation Army's Type 052D destroyers, according to South China Morning Post.

24 mars 2026 Rapporté par l'IA

Two new Type 055 destroyers assigned to the PLA East China Fleet, Dongguan and Anqing, have undergone their first live-fire drills. The exercises aim to rapidly integrate the advanced vessels into the Eastern Theatre Command's joint combat system covering Taiwan and seas near Japan.