New guided missile destroyers
May 20 , 2019
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- The Chinese Navy has commissioned two new Type 052D Luyang III-class guided missile destroyers which is dubbed “Chinese Aegis” in Dalian.
- They are the 19th and 20th ships in the class and are named as Tangshan and Suzhou.
- China, at present, has 20 Type 052Ds either in active service or to be launched for service soon.
- The destroyers are fast and warships are operated for long distances. In addition, they can be used to accompany the aircraft carriers.
- For the first time in its history, the Chinese navy has logistics bases in Djibouti in the Indian Ocean.
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