Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

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@cirr when was this taken? It must be fairly recent ...

Fairly recent indeed.

Type 071 LPD #6 and Type 054A FFG #29 at HDZH on 03.08.2017

 

[cirr]

Bigger, faster support ship commissioned

2017-09-04 10:55

China Daily Editor: Mo Hong'e

The CNS Hulun Lake, the first in the Type-901 class, which has a hull code of 965, was commissioned for service in the PLA Navy on Friday at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co under China State Shipbuilding Corp. （Photo/China News Service）

The People's Liberation Army is now able to send its CNS Liaoning carrier battle group farther into oceans thanks to the deployment of the nation's largest replenishment ship.

The CNS Hulun Lake, the first in the Type-901 class, which has a hull code of 965, was commissioned for service in the PLA Navy on Friday at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co under China State Shipbuilding Corp.

Vice-Admiral Shen Jinlong, commander of the PLA Navy, attended the commissioning ceremony and presented a military flag to the new ship.

The Navy said in a news release that the Hulun Lake is a new-generation, world-class comprehensive resupply ship developed by Chinese designers. With multiple resupply methods and large capacity, it can accompany and replenish a carrier battle group or a long-range task force, according to the news release.

With the new ship's entry into service, China has demonstrated that it is fully capable of designing large resupply vessels and advanced marine replenishment equipment, the Navy said, adding the ship also marks a milestone in the Navy's long-distance logistics support capability.

The Navy has yet to disclose the specifications of the new vessel, but Chinese military observers have said that it has a displacement of more than 45,000 metric tons－almost twice as much as the Type-903 class, the current pillar of the Navy's replenishment force. Its maximum speed is about 25 knots, according to observers.

Before the Hulun Lake, the PLA Navy had 16 replenishment ships in active service. The largest is the 37,000-ton CNS Qinghai Lake, the only one in the Type-908 class, which was built in Ukraine as a merchant tanker before its purchase and refit by China in the early 1990s.

All previous types are slower than the new ship, making them incompatible with a faster-moving carrier battle group. In addition, their supply-carrying capacity is not big enough to support the needs of a carrier group.

The Chinese Navy has only one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, a refitted Soviet-era ship. The Liaoning battle group has conducted several open-sea training exercises since the carrier was delivered to the Navy in late 2012. However, the group has been restrained in terms of long-range operational capability because of the absence of large, fast replenishment ships, military analysts said.

Work on the nation's second aircraft carrier－the first designed domestically－is nearing completion. Like the Liaoning, the new carrier will have a displacement of around 50,000 tons. It will have a conventional propulsion system and will carry J-15 fighter jets. It will soon begin mooring trials to verify its overall design, the Navy said.

Li Jie, a senior researcher at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, said large replenishment ships are essential to a carrier battle group during long-distance missions.

"A large replenishment vessel can sail fast to keep pace with combat vessels and can carry virtually all kinds of ammunition, fuel and living necessities to support a prolonged operation at sea," Li said. "By comparison, a smaller ship moves slower and can't carry enough materiel for a carrier battle group. Ships such as those in the Type-901 class are especially important to navies that lack overseas bases."

Du Wenlong, an equipment researcher at the PLA Academy of Military Science, said a Type-901 ship will enable a carrier battle group to engage an enemy in a series of naval battles without needing to return to its home port for resupply.

http://www.ecns.cn/military/2017/09-04/271999.shtml

 

[grey boy 2]

Bigger, faster support ship commissioned

2017-09-04 10:55

China Daily Editor: Mo Hong'e

The CNS Hulun Lake, the first in the Type-901 class, which has a hull code of 965, was commissioned for service in the PLA Navy on Friday at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co under China State Shipbuilding Corp. （Photo/China News Service）

The People's Liberation Army is now able to send its CNS Liaoning carrier battle group farther into oceans thanks to the deployment of the nation's largest replenishment ship.

The CNS Hulun Lake, the first in the Type-901 class, which has a hull code of 965, was commissioned for service in the PLA Navy on Friday at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co under China State Shipbuilding Corp.

Vice-Admiral Shen Jinlong, commander of the PLA Navy, attended the commissioning ceremony and presented a military flag to the new ship.

The Navy said in a news release that the Hulun Lake is a new-generation, world-class comprehensive resupply ship developed by Chinese designers. With multiple resupply methods and large capacity, it can accompany and replenish a carrier battle group or a long-range task force, according to the news release.

With the new ship's entry into service, China has demonstrated that it is fully capable of designing large resupply vessels and advanced marine replenishment equipment, the Navy said, adding the ship also marks a milestone in the Navy's long-distance logistics support capability.

The Navy has yet to disclose the specifications of the new vessel, but Chinese military observers have said that it has a displacement of more than 45,000 metric tons－almost twice as much as the Type-903 class, the current pillar of the Navy's replenishment force. Its maximum speed is about 25 knots, according to observers.

Before the Hulun Lake, the PLA Navy had 16 replenishment ships in active service. The largest is the 37,000-ton CNS Qinghai Lake, the only one in the Type-908 class, which was built in Ukraine as a merchant tanker before its purchase and refit by China in the early 1990s.

All previous types are slower than the new ship, making them incompatible with a faster-moving carrier battle group. In addition, their supply-carrying capacity is not big enough to support the needs of a carrier group.

The Chinese Navy has only one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, a refitted Soviet-era ship. The Liaoning battle group has conducted several open-sea training exercises since the carrier was delivered to the Navy in late 2012. However, the group has been restrained in terms of long-range operational capability because of the absence of large, fast replenishment ships, military analysts said.

Work on the nation's second aircraft carrier－the first designed domestically－is nearing completion. Like the Liaoning, the new carrier will have a displacement of around 50,000 tons. It will have a conventional propulsion system and will carry J-15 fighter jets. It will soon begin mooring trials to verify its overall design, the Navy said.

Li Jie, a senior researcher at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, said large replenishment ships are essential to a carrier battle group during long-distance missions.

"A large replenishment vessel can sail fast to keep pace with combat vessels and can carry virtually all kinds of ammunition, fuel and living necessities to support a prolonged operation at sea," Li said. "By comparison, a smaller ship moves slower and can't carry enough materiel for a carrier battle group. Ships such as those in the Type-901 class are especially important to navies that lack overseas bases."

Du Wenlong, an equipment researcher at the PLA Academy of Military Science, said a Type-901 ship will enable a carrier battle group to engage an enemy in a series of naval battles without needing to return to its home port for resupply.

http://www.ecns.cn/military/2017/09-04/271999.shtml

Great news, the last piece of the puzzle done, mission completed

 

[Figaro]

Great news, the last piece of the puzzle done, mission completed

Now, just a couple more of these (5 would be very nice )

 

[grey boy 2]

Live firing training in Yellow Sea

 

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So.... a new sub of ??? ... and...???

 

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[samsara]

• China's first new supply ship is commissioned, carrier formation is strengthened
• The strongest lineup of China's carrier formation will be revealed soon

Brief version!
FOCUS TODAY [今日关注] 20170906 | CCTV-4
CN Commentary + EngSub

Full-version!
The 40,000-tonne Supply Ship to join China's strongest carrier formation
FOCUS TODAY 《今日关注》 20170906 四万吨级补给舰入列 助力中国航母编队远航 | CCTV-4
CN Commentary + EngSub

 

[grey boy 2]

What is this? anyone?

EDIT: AESA radar (单面阵)

 

[cirr]

It sure looks like the PLAN is going 'quantum'

Quantum navigation, quantum communications, quantum computing, quantum search & detection

中船重工与中科大合作成立量子导航、通信、探测三大实验室

2017-09-08 09:58 来源：澎湃新闻

9月7日，中船重工与中国科学技术大学量子信息技术合作研究协议签署仪式在安徽合肥举行。中船重工董事长、党组书记胡问鸣，中科大党委书记许武共同出席，中船重工总经理、党组副书记孙波，中科院院士、中科大校长包信和代表双方在协议文书上签字，中船重工副总经理、党组副书记邵开文，副总经理杜刚，中科院院士、中科大常务副校长潘建伟，中科大副校长朱长飞，中科院院士郭光灿等出席。

本文图片均来自中国科学技术大学网

仪式开始前，双方就有关问题深入交流。胡问鸣对双方正式签署量子信息技术合作研究协议表示祝贺，对中科大在量子信息技术领域具有世界领先水平的原创性科技成果表示钦佩，对双方合作创新，携手开创量子信息技术应用新空间的前景充满信心。他说，我国国防装备研制很多走的是引进消化吸收再创新的道路，缺乏我们自己的原创和发明，其主要原因就是一直没有在原始创新方面取得重大突破。自主创新的主体在企业。军工央企要有走在世界前列的雄心和主动作为的行动。作为战略性前瞻性重大科学问题，量子信息技术必将引发军事、经济、社会领域重大变革。中科大是原始创新和自主创新的摇篮，在最新的《泰晤士报高等教育》杂志“世界大学排行榜”上位列第132位，在量子信息科学等前沿领域具有重要地位和突出影响，多年研究的成果也到了开花结果的时候。中船重工海洋装备研发制造实力雄厚，在量子导航等领域取得了一些成果，与中科大开始了相关合作。今天，双方正式签署量子信息技术合作研究协议，明确联合成立量子导航、量子通信、量子探测三大实验室，旨在加大力度，加快步伐，把中科大的科研成果优势与中船重工的工程化应用、产融一体优势结合起来，使量子信息技术成果与工程应用结合起来，通过合作创新，真正把技术成果变成装备，形成战斗力，推动装备研制实现从仿研仿制到自主创新、从跟跑到领跑的跨越，在国防建设领域取得突破性成果，走上原始创新、自主创新道路，实现弯道超车，提升国防实力、科技实力和国际影响力，为维护世界和平和国家安全作出新贡献。希望双方以此次协议签署为契机，加快项目落地，推动量子信息技术工程化应用水平不断提高，携手开创量子信息技术应用新空间。

孙波表示，中船重工一直非常重视量子信息技术的研究和发展，多年来与中科大在科技研发和技术交流方面开展了紧密合作，为今天双方合作协议的成功签署打下了良好基础。作为各自领域的领军力量，中船重工和中科大都肩负着国防建设和科技发展的重任，希望双方以协议签署为新的里程碑，以强烈的紧迫感和责任感，主动作为，抢抓机遇， 在量子通信、量子导航、量子探测和量子计算等方面开展深度合作，推动产学研用合作早日取得新成果。中船重工及有关科研院所将与中科大携手努力，共创双方合作发展的美好未来 ，共同开创量子信息技术应用的崭新空间。

许武、包信和在讲话中高度赞同胡问鸣、孙波的观点，对胡问鸣、孙波一行来到中科大表示热烈欢迎，对中船重工多年来为中科大发展提供的支持帮助表示衷心感谢。指出，中船重工是我国海军装备供应保障的主体力量和海洋装备创新发展的主力军，在信息电子领域拥有包括雷达、光电、通信、导航、计算机和水声等专业，在海洋信息系统总体、信息获取传输处理、指挥控制和信息对抗等方面具有一流的科研实力。中科大非常重视与中船重工的合作，将以此次合作协议为新起点，进一步发挥自身科技与人才优势，推进双方在量子通信、量子导航和量子探测等领域实现深层次合作，让双方产学研用合作早日结出丰硕的成果，同时希望双方不断深化沟通交流，拓展合作领域，促进央企与高校携手进步、共同发展。

仪式开始前，胡问鸣、孙波一参观了中科大量子卫星和京沪干线总控中心，原子分子精密测量、量子成像技术和自旋量子精密测量等重点实验室，听取了潘建伟关于量子创新院建设等情况的介绍。邵开文为潘建伟颁发了中船重工科技委副主任聘书。

中船重工董事会秘书刘郑国，中国船舶重工集团海洋防务与信息对抗有限公司董事长范国平，中科大教授卢征天、李传锋、孙方稳、刘乃乐，以及双方有关部门和单位负责人参加以上活动。

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1788143

 

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039B Yuan Class SSK?

 

[cirr]

Another electronic scout vessel (the 7th in the series)

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Launched this afternoon 08.09.2017.

 

[cirr]

L-15 naval version

 

[Deino]

L-15 naval version

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But still not carrier-capable !

The PLANAF urgently needs a modern naval trainer.