The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in February 2025. Photo ...
According to experts, the latest round of military drills with Type-055 warships is a clear message for China's rivals as it ...
Almost a decade has passed since the People’s Liberation Army pulled the trigger on President Xi Jinping’s plans for a massive overhaul of the world’s biggest military. In the sixth of a ...
The new Type 055 — a 13,000-ton destroyer that the Pentagon classifies as a cruiser — is a formidable vessel armed with 112 launchers capable of firing anti-ship, anti-aircraft and land-attack ...
A Chinese naval fleet led by the Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is nearing the completion of its unprecedented circumnavigation of Australia, which included sailing near a strategically sensitive ...
China Says Tasman Sea Navy Firing Drills 'In Line' With International ... this week confirmed the presence of three ships - a Type 055 destroyer, a Type 054 frigate and a replenishment vessel ...
The blue-water role of China’s newest variety of naval destroyer was on show last week when Type 055 destroyer Zunyi led a small flotilla to conduct live-fire drills in international waters off ...
Reports in Chinese state media this week confirmed the presence of three ships – a Type ... Type 055 destroyer, which Western militaries regard as China’s most advanced naval ship, firing ...