Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

[no_name]

You mean the third 071? I'm not aware that there is a fourth one.

 

[applesauce]

You mean the third 071? I'm not aware that there is a fourth one.

the pic definitely shows the 3rd. the rumors are abound about a 4th but so far there is zero evidence

 

[xuxu1457]

Ship-to-air missile salvo

 

[Obambam]

 

[oct605032048]

New ship reports to port.

 

[Abdi-Karim Elmi]

New ship reports to port.

PLAN Needs 60 of these ships. 21 deployed against vietnam and phillipines

 

[oct605032048]

PLAN Needs 60 of these ships. 21 deployed against vietnam and phillipines

You can see that there are at least 3 054A frigates and two 053 frigates in the background of the second pic. It is interesting to see that the Navy is changing the format of hull numbers, from traditional black style to a more US style.

 

[applesauce]

PLAN Needs 60 of these ships. 21 deployed against vietnam and phillipines

overkill much?

 

[Abdi-Karim Elmi]

You can see that there are at least 3 054A frigates and two 053 frigates in the background of the second pic. It is interesting to see that the Navy is changing the format of hull numbers, from traditional black style to a more US style.

PLAN needs to adopt US navy style camo rather than plain white.

overkill much?

No. Phillipines will crap in its pants.. Vietnam will scatter away from SCS

 

[oct605032048]

Decommissioning of Navy's frigate 512 ‘Wuxi’.

 

[no_name]

Looking good, but very lonely without aircrafts.

 

[homing28]

 

[cirr]

The 16th（HD8) Type 054A frigate on 15.09.2012：

 

[cirr]

More on the way（not necessarily 054A）：

 

[cirr]

Mysterious model：