China launches three warships in one day, China breaks the world record in the number of Destroyers commissioned in one year

[beijingwalker]

China’s well-oiled military machine launches three warships in one day

• Two vessels destined for Thailand and Pakistan while a third built to bolster PLA fleet
• Chinese navy still needs to fill skill gap to make the most of its new equipment, analyst says

The 071E landing platform dock is destined for Thailand. Photo: Weibo

Published: 8:00pm, 25 Dec, 2021

China launched three warships, including two for export, on Thursday, as it expands its naval construction strength.

The vessels – a 071E landing platform dock (LPD) and two Type 054 frigates – were launched at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard near Shanghai, according to the China Maritime Safety Administration and Chinese media.

The LPD was ordered by Thailand in Sept 2019, the first export contract for a ship of this class.

The vessel can be used to deploy helicopters and is expected to perform patrol missions, logistics tasks and disaster relief operations.

The Chiang Rai Times news site reported that Thailand would use the warship to conduct naval transport missions. It could also be used for civilian purposes, such as disaster relief and humanitarian rescue missions.

One of the frigates is among four such warships ordered by Pakistan in 2017 and 2018.

The Pakistan Navy variant is fitted with an SR2410C radar, a 3D multifunction electronically scanned array radar, and the country commissioned the first of the vessels in early November.

The Type 054A frigate is recognised as the backbone of the Chinese surface combatant fleet, with 30 in active service.

China has more than 20 yards supporting naval surface ship construction as well as dozens of commercial shipyards that exceed the largest US shipyards in size and throughput.

The facilities are central to the country’s military modernisation drive launched in 2015, with millions of dollars poured into the research and development of equipment.

Funding for the navy drove a shipbuilding frenzy and expanded China’s naval fleet.

According to the Pentagon’s “2020 China Military Power Report”, China has the biggest navy in the world with an overall battle force of about 350 surface ships and submarines, including over 130 major surface combatants. The US Navy’s battle force is 293 ships.

According to Chinese media reports, China has commissioned at least eight destroyers and six corvettes this year.

China’s well-oiled military machine launches three warships in one day

Two vessels destined for Thailand and Pakistan while a third built to bolster PLA fleet.

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[beijingwalker]

China broke the world record in the number of Destroyers commissioned in one year in 2021
In 2021, Chinese navy commissioned 8 Destroyers, 3 Type 055, 5 Type 052DL, broke the world record set by US in 1995 (6 destroyers), and China's destroyers commissioned in one year surpassed the total number of destroyers of the whole British Royal Navy.

 

[beijingwalker]

 

[Ali_Baba]

hmm - that does not sound right to me - fairly certain the USA still holds the record during WWII as the build rate in those days was very significant.

 

[beijingwalker]

How many warships has China built in 2021?

 

[IblinI]

hmm - that does not sound right to me - fairly certain the USA still holds the record during WWII as the build rate in those days was very significant.

world war 2's destroyers aren't the same thing as today, so does those wooden carrier.

 

[K_Bin_W]

How many warships has China built in 2021?

hehe.!! you don't know what you are doing to amreeka without firing a single bullet. If you keep the pace of your economy amreeka will certainly end up on life support..

 

[beijingwalker]

hehe.!! you don't know what you are doing to amreeka without firing a single bullet. If you keep the pace of your economy amreeka will certainly end up on life support..

It already is now, check its Covid situation

 

[Abid123]

According to Indians IN is superior Go check their defence forum lmao...

 

[beijingwalker]

According to Indians IN is superior Go check their defence forum lmao...

Permanently banned there.

 

[Abid123]

Permanently banned there.

Same. I did not like place anyways. PDF is much more neutral and better.

 

[Abid123]

Question to Chinese members. Would you like a increase in military spending? Correct me if I am wrong but China spend only 1.3% of it's GDP on military in 2020. Which seem to more on the lower side despite the budget totaling 200 billion USD. Would 3% which is like 600 billion USD make more sense?

 

[vi-va]

Question to Chinese members. Would you like a increase in military spending? Correct me if I am wrong but China spend only 1.3% of it's GDP on military in 2020. Which seem to more on the lower side despite the budget totaling 200 billion USD. Would 3% which is like 600 billion USD make more sense?

Apple spent much less than Microsoft, or Google on R&D, so much less. But look at their revenue and margin.

I think how and where to spend money wisely is important.

Pakistan military budget is NOT on par with India, but Pakistan definitely spent money wiser.

China is not in a hurry to run an arm race against US. US can spend as much as they want, but dare not to start a war, a real war against China anyway.

I hope China keeps the pace in the long run. US won't collapse in a snap.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Question to Chinese members. Would you like a increase in military spending? Correct me if I am wrong but China spend only 1.3% of it's GDP on military in 2020. Which seem to more on the lower side despite the budget totaling 200 billion USD. Would 3% which is like 600 billion USD make more sense?

Yes your are correct, defense spend is indeed very low (1.248% of GDP to be exact), almost lowest among all major industrialized economies, and such thin budget is spread across many departments like PLASSF, PLARF so imagine how little is left for conventional forces! But I don't see any need to increase:

1. So far investment is more on capitalizing advanced capabilities (i.e. build a pool of tech reserve and talent) instead of expensing on active duty numbers, current budget level is doing very well.
2. Purchasing power of 1+ trillion RMB isn't too bad when spend internally, nominal exchange rate is only meaningful cross-border.
3. Even in case an unexpected war does erupt, we can ramp up temporary budgets easily given strong national reserves, and some of our gigantic commercial-industrial capacity is always ready to be repurposed for war needs.

A low defence spend helps to balance our day-to-day financials, and that's critically important to national security in the long run.

 

[Beidou2020]

Question to Chinese members. Would you like a increase in military spending? Correct me if I am wrong but China spend only 1.3% of it's GDP on military in 2020. Which seem to more on the lower side despite the budget totaling 200 billion USD. Would 3% which is like 600 billion USD make more sense?

1.3% of GDP on military is too low considering the threats China faces from US, Japan, India, Australia. Should be around 3% of GDP.