Chinese Type 052D Red Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer

 New set of photos of the Chinese Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer has been released by the images issued by the HSH . The  Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer uses improved Active Electronically Scanned Array(AESA) to enhanse its airdefence capabilities.

Expert: China's aircraft carrier may use upgraded version of J-11 fighters

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is over 300 meters long and over 70 meters wide. The distance from the keel to the top of the mainmast is over 60 meters. There are 10 decks below the main deck, and nine levels of island-style superstructures above the main deck, making the aircraft carrier look like a 20-story building. The Liaoning has a normal displacement of more than 50,000 tons.

Aircraft carriers top all other types of large ships in tonnage, size, and operational capability, and are hailed as "floating airports." The island-style superstructures at the starboard side of an aircraft carrier are the command center for flight-deck operations, as well as the ship as a whole.

Modern carrier-based aircraft take off in mainly three ways: catapult assisted takeoff, ski-jump takeoff, and vertical takeoff. The Liaoning can carry fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters as designed.

Although there are no carrier-based aircraft on the flight deck of the Liaoning, the aircraft carrier is fully equipped for aircraft takeoff and landing.

China to name its first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning'

China will name its first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" in honor of the province where it was retrofitted, the Southern Metropolitan Daily reported, citing an authoritative source.

The paper confirmed that officials decided to name the carrier to commend the province where it was renovated and repaired, thus Liaoning.

The carrier, often referred to by its original name Varyag, is a retired Soviet-era vessel that China bought from Ukraine in the late 1990s. The carrier was later harbored in Dalian, Liaoning Province, where it was retrofitted.

The vessel began sea trails in August 2011 and on September 3 received the side designation "16," prompting speculation that the vessel had completed basic trails and would soon be commissioned.

China to deploy drones to conduct maritime surveillance

Amid increasing maritime disputes with a host of its neighbours, China today said it plans to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along its coast line to conduct "remote-sensing marine surveillance."

"The plan also includes the construction of 11 UAV bases run by provincial maritime authorities," Yu Qingsong, a division chief of the State Oceanic Administration, said.

No further details on the scale or the schedule of the project were provided, but Yu noted that at least one drone would be stationed at each base, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.

The announcement came in the midst of maritime tensions between China and host of its neighbours over the disputed islands in the South and North China Sea.

Fifth Type 056 Chinese Corvette class launched at Shanghai shipyard

On August 19, 2012 the Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai (part of the China state shipbuilding corporation - CSSC) launched its second Type 056 corvette.

This is the fifth corvette of this type launched in a little over 3 months.

Since the launch of the first Type 056 three more were launched at vrarious shipyars: One in Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuiding Company on July 3, another at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Company in Wuhan on

China patrol vessel heads to Hawaii for joint exercises

The Haixun 31 maritime patrol vessel, one of China's biggest maritime patrol ships, will set out for its first visit to the United States on Saturday.
Scheduled to depart from Shanghai at 10:30 am, Haixun 31 is expected to arrive in Hawaii on Sept 4. It will be there for five days to work with the US Coast Guard on a series of maritime cooperation exercises, including a field test of joint search-and-rescues.
Issues such as Sino-US maritime safety management, water traffic safety and disaster relief will also be discussed.
"It's our first time to send a maritime patrol boat to visit the US. It's also our first time to send helicopters on a patrol ship for a long voyage," said Cao Desheng, deputy director of the Ministry of Transport's water transport bureau, adding that the helicopters will be used for the marine search-and-rescue.
Gene Maestas, public-affairs officer of the Hawaii-based 14th Coast Guard District under the US Department of Homeland Security, confirmed the upcoming joint search-and-rescue operation.
"China's largest maritime patrol ship will visit the US for the first time, which is part of the joint statement released by the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in May this year," Maestas told China Daily earlier this week.

Chinese aircraft carrier will have a provincial name

china's first aircraft carrier will be commissioned by the end of the year and is very likely to be named after one of China's provinces, a military expert said yesterday.

All the necessary facilities have been installed on the carrier through the nine sea trials since last August, Li Jie, a researcher of the China Navy Military Academy, said in an interview carried on the People's Daily website.

China has three major naval forces - the East China Sea, North China Sea and South China Sea fleets. Many speculated the aircraft carrier will join the South China Sea fleet to stabilize the situation in tension there, but Li said the vessel could be commissioned in different fleets.

However, the aircraft carrier will be mainly used for training and experiments, he said.

The carrier completed its ninth sea trial last month, the longest yet, and returned to the Port of Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province.

Frigate of Chinese naval escort flotilla leaves Romania

Romanian naval fleet Commander Alexandru Marsu (L) bids farewell to "Yantai" frigate Commander Xia Kewei at the Constanta port, about 220km east of Bucharest, capital of Romania, Aug. 4, 2012. Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers aboard the frigate "Yantai" of the 11th Chinese naval escort flotilla left the port, as it finished the five-day goodwill visit to Romania

China Aircraft carrier home after longest trial

China's aircraft carrier, known as the Varyag, has completed its ninth sea trial, the longest yet, and returned to the Port of Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province yesterday.
However, military officials confirmed it will continue to carry out tests rather than be commissioned today as predicted by some experts.
There are still many tests to be done before it can become a combat platform, Lin Bai, a colonel of the General Armament Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, told a press conference yesterday.

"The Great Wall wasn't built in a day, we hope people can treat the issue rationally and objectively," Lin said.

The sea trials have been running smoothly so far and attained anticipated objectives, while the next tests and training tasks had yet to be decided, he added.

Five tugboats drew the vessel back into port yesterday morning after the 25-day sea trial.

The carrier first carried out tests in the north Bohai Sea and then headed further east for a one-day exercise in the Yellow Sea on Sunday, China News Service reported.

China's New Type 054A Frigates

The navy of Venezuela wants to rehabilitate its kind Lupo frigates with the help of China

Venezuelan Navy is coordinating with the Chinese shipbuilding industry the necessary studies for the rehabilitation of such Lupo frigates, said its commander, Admiral Alfredo Diego Molero Bellavia.

Admiral Molero said the six frigates suffered for over 7 years, the work of restoration and modernization, including unionized workers to shipyards Astilleros Nacionales CA, Puerto Cabello.

"We were victims of a sort of boycott of technology from the North American empire (...) and this has led to considerable delay in the work," said Molero, referring to the ban by the United States in 2006 to purchase equipment and technology U.S. military.

In 1975, Venezuela had asked the Italian shipyard Cantieri Navali Riuniti SpA., To build six frigates Lupo, who were delivered between 1980 and 1982: Mariscal Sucre, Almirante Brión, General Urdaneta, General Soublette, General Almirante García Salom and .

The Mariscal Sucre and the Almirante Brión were modernized between 1998 and 2002 by Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The contract provided for technology transfer and personnel training for the modernization of Venezuelan frigates 4 remaining in Venezuela.

In 2004, the frigate General Urdaneta, General Salom and Almirante García entered the Dianca sites, where they are always, without the work has been completed.

China's Type81 LHD Helicopter Carrier

America Journal, said the Chinese aircraft carrier platform is not yet taking off and landing fixed-wing aircraft carrier

China’s aircraft carrier “Varyag” was recently carried out since last August eighth sea trial. Chinese aircraft carrier test platform performed well in sea trials. The flight activities necessary preparatory work has been in place, the carrier has so far not been fixed-wing aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings.
U.S. media said so far, “Varyag” cumulative trial time is about 10 weeks. Last year, China has confirmed that the “Varyag” will be mainly used for training. 3 months ago, the outside world found that some aircraft parked on the flight deck. There is speculation that the Varyag will be delivered in the second half of the year the Navy, the Chinese Navy plans to deploy up to 24 jet fighters on the carrier and a considerable number of helicopters.
U.S. media said that China is building the first ship of China-made aircraft carrier, but the detail is not yet known. Apart from the Varyag from the only official statement, the Chinese also need 2-3 aircraft carrier.

Launch of the head of Type 056 Chinese Corvette class

May 22, 2012 in the night at the Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai (part of the China state shipbuilding corporation - CSSC) the head unit of the Type 056 Corvette for the Chinese Navy was launched. Construction of the ship started in 2010.

Algeria buying Chinese frigates

Algeria has signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company for three light frigates, after ordering two Meko A-200N frigates from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

The three light frigates will be built either at Guangzhou or the Shanghai Huangpu Shipyard. The vessels will displace around 2 800 tons fully loaded, and will be powered by MTU diesel engines.

The Algerian Navy has been undergoing expansion in recent years as it faces problems such as smuggling, illegal migration and indigenous terrorism. These threats mainly affect Algeria's harbours and maritime communication routes and ships passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Consequently, the Algerian Navy maintains a well-trained and well-equipped fleet to provide security to more than 1000 km of coastline.

On March 26 this year Algeria’s ministry of defence signed a contract with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for two Meko A-200 frigates with an option for two more, after a year of negotiations.

TKMS will supply two Meko A-200 frigates and six AgustaWestland Super Lynx helicopters under the €2 175 520 000 contract. According to Russia’s Periscope magazine, the ships will be armed with RBS 15 Mk III anti-ship missiles, Umkhonto IR surface-to-air missiles, Oto Melara and Rheinmetall guns and MU 90 torpedoes. The helicopters will be equipped with Mokopa air-to-ground missiles.

ThyssenKrupp delivered four Meko A-200 stealth frigates to the South African Navy: the SAS Amatola, SAS Isandlwana, SAS Spioenkop and the SAS Mendi. The frigates feature exterior stealth designs and use a combination of water jet propulsion systems with a conventional diesel engines.

In the middle of last year it was announced that Algeria had signed a deal with Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation and state arms exporter Rosoboronexport for two new Tiger class corvettes. The Tiger corvette (Project 20382) is an export model of the Project 20380 Steregushchy class, which is the Russian Navy’s newest corvette class.

The vessel can be equipped with a variety of weaponry, including 100 or 76.2 mm guns, 14.5 mm machine guns, 533 mm torpedoes and a variety of surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles (e.g. P-800 Oniks, Uran-E or Yakhont). In addition, the vessels have capacity for a helicopter.

According to the IISS’s The Military Balance 2012, Algeria’s surface fleet comprises of three 1970s-era Koni class antisubmarine frigates, six corvettes, 22 patrol and coastal combat vessels, three amphibious vessels and three logistics and support ships.

In June 2006 Rosoboronexport signed a contract with the Algerian Navy for the construction of two Project 636 Improved Kilo class submarines under a roughly US$400 million contract.

Construction of the first submarine started in 2006 and the second began in 2007. They were handed over to the Algerian Navy in March and September 2010 where they joined two Project 877EKM Kilo diesel electric submarines, which Algeria received in 1987-1988.

Russia is presently upgrading a Nanuchka II class corvette and a Koni II class frigate for the Algerian Navy and will hand them over in July. Algeria and the Severnaya Verf shipyard signed a contract in 2007 for the overhaul of three warships of each class. Russia delivered the first pair, consisting of a Project 1234E Nanuchka II class corvette (Rais Hamidou) and a Project 1159T Koni II class frigate (Mourad Rais), to Algeria in February 2011.

China copies the U.S. Navy- Sea Shadow stealth boat into the "PLAN Phantom Hunter "

Chinese Helicopter Carrier

                   Chinese Helicopter Carrier

    Chinese Helicopter Carrier

 Official Chinese military magazine recently released the CGI OF Chinese Helicopter Carrier.

china first aircraft carrier named SHi Lang

 

Chinese Navy New JL-9 Trainer

China has passed the sea trials of its first aircraft carrier

The first Chinese aircraft carrier built on the basis of Soviet Varyag aircraft carrier, has suffered in its sea trials in August, announced Wednesday the spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Defense, Yujun Yang.

"The construction of an aircraft carrier is a long term project that involves making a series of tests and exercises. Sea trials, which have recently taken place, have succeeded," he said.

Begin construction in the Soviet Union, this warship was sold unfinished to China by Ukraine in 1988 and towed to the port of Dalian. In 2005, Beijing has begun work towards completing its construction and design of naval aircraft.

Experts say it will take several years to complete fitting out the vessel before putting into operation.