Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

[cirr]

D3, D5, D6, D7, D8 and D9

 

[Hindustani78]

Liaoning, which had previously been described in Chinese media as a surface platform for tests and training, has now "formally been described as having a real combat capacity," the state-run Global Times said.
China’s first aircraft carrier is now ready for combat, a key breakthrough for a navy that has been trying to flex its muscles far beyond its shores amid territorial disputes with several neighbouring countries.


The Liaoning carrier, made from an empty hull of a Soviet era ship, recently left its shipyard in Qingdao in east China to start a new training mission to test its combat capacity as it is prepared to “fight against enemies”.

The construction of China’s second indigenously-built aircraft carrier is already underway at a feverish pitch.

Liaoning, which had previously been described in Chinese media as a surface platform for tests and training, has now “formally been described as having a real combat capacity,” the state-run Global Times said.

“As a military force, we are always combat ready and our combat capacity also needs to be tested by war. At this moment, we are doing our best to promote our strength and use it to prevent war. But we are preparing for actual combat at any time,” Senior Captain Li Dongyou, the political commissar of the vessel, told the daily.

The refurbished ship was launched by former president Hu Jintao in 2012.

There are more than 1,000 non-commissioned officers (NCOs) on the Liaoning, and they are the main part of China’s aircraft carrier. “Among them, we have 42 Chief Petty Officers with an average age of 40 and experience of serving in the navy for more than 20 years,” Captain Li said.

“Weaponry is the key for combat capability on the carrier.

As China’s first generation of NCOs on the carrier, these officers’ capability on how to operate, repair and maintain equipment is irreplaceable. And they are the source of our confidence,” Li said.

The report did not elaborate on how China plans to use the carrier, but Liaoning is seen as to put more muscle behind the Communist giant’s increasing assertive moves in the South China Sea, where territorial claims by neighbouring nations have dogged China’s expansionist idea, and where it faces challenges from the US.

The South China sea, through which $5 trillion of trade passes annually, has been a centre of dispute between China and Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

“As a combat platform, China still lags behind the US in technology and capability to execute missions, but three senior US officials who visited the Liaoning before all gave a positive evaluation on the management of the carrier — officers and soldiers’ daily lives and training are well organised and the equipment maintenance is fine,” Li said.

Chinese media reports have said that as the construction of the second aircraft carrier picked up pace, China has stepped up preparations to deploy the first carrier force by putting in place a new batch of carrier-based fighter pilots.

With plans to build two more carriers, the PLA as built up its largest carrier-based pilot team after more than three years of intensive training, media reports had said in August.

Speculation is rife that China may deploy one of the aircraft carriers in the South China Sea.

In this May 2012 file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning cruising for a test on the sea.

 

[terranMarine]

I remember some Indian here who said China bought a rusty Aircraft Carrier just a few years back. Now it's described as battle ready even our 2nd Aircraft Carrier is making fast progress in the construction phase while the Indian Navy is still a joke to everybody. Some Indians just have the nerves to laugh at us unbelievable.

 

[Beast]

Liaoning theorically will be combat possible but PLAN priority will be to train up as much air wing pilot and get all of them familiar with carrier deck first. So that they will be ready when first indigenous carrier is ready and be the combat ready carrier 24hrs all the time.

 

[GS Zhou]

D3, D5, D6, D7, D8 and D9

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OMG!!

Six 052D destroyers under construction in various stages!!! In one shipyard!!!

 

[grey boy 2]

Modernize of Sovremennyy-class destroyer "136" adding VLS and 18 HQ-10
解放军曾经的四大金刚，现代级驱逐舰136号正在接受最新的现代化改装。最新曝光的图片显示，舰船前部已经安装上垂直发射系统，应为红旗16防空导弹。此外也已经安装上了18联装红旗10防空导弹。

 

[Han Patriot]

I remember some Indian here who said China bought a rusty Aircraft Carrier just a few years back. Now it's described as battle ready even our 2nd Aircraft Carrier is making fast progress in the construction phase while the Indian Navy is still a joke to everybody. Some Indians just have the nerves to laugh at us unbelievable.

Hhahah, I still remember that. Now, they had to pay 2billion for a Russian one which was smaller. The funny thing was we only paid 20mil and did all the refurbishment work ourselves. That experience was used to build the new 001A. The same for engine turbine blades, you guys should read the history of superalloys in China. We created a hollow first gen Ni based alloy 5 years after the states in the 60s. But no one will acknowledge that, same like our Nobel prize medical winner, her work was acknowledge only decades later due to China's isolation.

 

[cirr]

 

[Arthur]

What's that?

 

[GS Zhou]

What's that?

hull of the type 055 destroyer, in the background

 

[Arthur]

hull of the type 055 destroyer, in the background

Oh... How did I missed that!
I looked closely & it's indeed a Type 55 hull!

Thanks bro.

 

[cirr]

Type 001A CV-17 is about to receive its first coat of paint

Commission in 2019(take or give a few months), so 2018-2019

 

[Deino]

Type 001A CV-17 is about to receive its first coat of paint

If I'm not mistake, then this image is already from the 16. November !

 

[cirr]

Putting-together of modules of the 2nd Type 055 DDG

#1 and #2

If I'm not mistake, then this image is already from the 16. November !

Oh pls, am I not allowed to be even just half-beat slower?

New integrated facility where CVs and other large surface combatants will be made

 

[Deino]

Oh pls, am I not allowed to be even just half-beat slower?

@cirr
Sorry, but then You completely misunderstood my post; it was only a request to be sure on what date this image was taken and in no way - really never - meant to criticise You,

Sorry for that misunderstanding.

deino