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In the meantime..............the Chinese Navy have received another 056 into its active fleet. This time its boat No 505 Qinhuangdao.................which was inducted into the Chinese Northern fleet on the 16 Oct 2015. That's now 23 056's in the active fleet..................and another 056...

Umm.........actually elsewhere people are saying that the ship delivered from Hudong is actually an 056 Corvette.o_O Unfortunately the report doesn't actually specify the class of ship delivered...........though looking at the building times, it does seem more likely to be the light Frigate No...

This is a stupid thread...............and the original report is pathetic..............of course the Chinese 052D Destroyer can take down an SU-22............but then again i'am sure it can take down any modern fighter. I only come to this thread if i want to have a good laugh............and...

Its a picture of the first 052D under construction at Dalian shipyard................and yes its annoying when members here don't add some text to the images they post here!

Thanks for the image 'Cirr' , BUT what is it an image of?

Thanks........yes we have heard about the 081............but when is it going to be built?

Thanks......just to confirm, the British people have absolutely no problem with China (we are not like the Americans).....ive never met a British person who derides China, in fact we are hoping to do more trade with China in the future. I've been to China, and was pleasantly surprised at the...

One point.........will China be building any helicopter carriers to supplement its amphibious forces in the near future.......we have all seen images and heard rumours..........but alas so far no concrete proof! Anyway,......personally i'am looking forward to seeing the 055...

Can members here give me a list of the known current inventory of Chinese nuclear submarines, ie hunters and ballistic subs? Reason, i hear a lot about developments in Chinese nuclear subs, but i don't see any details of new subs being added. We know that 1 or 2 of the older Han class 091 subs...

Don't tease everyone!..........even i would like to know if you are a true home bred Englishman! :-)

You misunderstood my words, i meant China's Navy would be powerful in the not too distant future.............i didnt apply the term aggressive in my post. Its only the American media that stirs up things by saying that China's military buildup is aggressive!

Interesting!........about the flag. Have any pictures of the commissioning ceremony been released yet? Regarding the numbers of 054A's, i too had read recently from a pretty reliable source that China was expected to place an order for an additional 8 vessels, bringing the class total upto 32...

Well today, or in the last 2-3 days?..... the Chinese Navy got themselves another big toy. This time its an 054A Frigate............as the vessel '579 Handan' has had its commissioning ceremony, and will be joining the Northern fleet. This now means there are officially 19 054A Frigates in the...

Yes.......thanks 'CIRR'..................i've noticed a trend lately where people assume once a vessel has a pennant number on, then that means it has been commissioned into the Chinese fleet, but it doesn't...................but to me i only accept it officially, when the Chinese themselves...

How many aircraft carriers does China need? .............i dont know?..................but if China just needs to protect its coastline and the South China seas........then maybe only 3 or 4. Some here comment that China should build a number of carriers equivalent to the US.............but they...

I've heard rumours on another Chinese military forum..............that the Chinese Navy is expecting to build at least another 8 more 054A Frigates.........can anyone here confirm this story? If this is true.........then it will sort of confirm the other story that the Chinese plan to add an...

From my point of view, only 2 things will confirm to me that a new carrier is being built in China now! 1/ Either there is an official release from the Chinese of them building a carrier. (which wont happen). or 2/ I see construction of a vessel at a Chinese shipyard, where it gets to a point...

Doesnt 'Dalian' have covered sheds for warship construction, like 'JN'...........as every time i see an image of warship construction at Dalian...........its always outside!

I think the Chinese Navy have got it right.............some people said the Navy should not update their older Destroyers, and particularly the 'Sovs', but some of these vessels such as the last 2 'Sovs' only joined the fleet some 10 years ago, so have plenty of life left in them. If these...

Blimey!...............it was pretty hard enough getting info on the Chinese military as it was. Can't see how releasing news and pictures of recently commissioned ships, affects security!