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New guided missile destroyers

May 20 , 2019 1922 days 707 0
  • 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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