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PLAN Type 055 Guided Missile Destroyer Nanchang DDG-101.



13.000 toneladas.....

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É mais um Cruzador que um Destroyer. 
E vejam o número de VLS que o bicho tem. 

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É mais um Cruzador que um Destroyer. 
E vejam o número de VLS que o bicho tem. 

The principal armament of the Type 055 class centres around its vertical launch system (VLS), which comprises 64 cells forward of the bridge and 48 cells forward of the hangar. The VLS adopts the same universal silos for the missiles as the Type 052D-class destroyers and can launch HHQ-9 surface-to air-missiles, YJ-18 anti-ship missiles, Yu-8 torpedo carrying anti-submarine missiles and CJ-10 land-attack cruise missiles.

https://www.janes.com/article/93656/chinese-navy-s-first-type-055-class-destroyer-enters-service

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Chinese Type 052D destroyer fitted with possible anti-ship missile decoy launchers

Andrew Tate, London - Jane's Defence Weekly
20 January 2020



A view of the stern of PLAN Type 052D destroyer Yinchuan. The warship has been fitted with what appears to be an anti-ship missile countermeasures system. Source: Via eng.chinamil.com.cn

Images have emerged of a Chinese Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyer fitted with what appears to be an anti-ship missile countermeasures system.

The photographs, which were taken during the nine-day 'Sea Guardian 2020' maritime exercise between the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the Pakistan Navy (PN), show that the destroyer Yinchuan (pennant number 175) has been modified, with a pair of tubes installed on each side of the hangar roof, which appear to be roughly 500 mm in diameter and perhaps 2 m in length.

The system is similar in appearance to the US Navy's (USN's) Mk 59 decoy launch system, which can deploy an expendable inflatable decoy designed to seduce an incoming anti-ship missile. The Mk 59 was first fitted to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage in late 2013.

The joint 'Sea Guardian 2020' exercise, which ended on 14 January, involved four PLAN surface vessels, two PN frigates and two missile boats, together with embarked helicopters and a total of about 120 marines.

The exercise was held in two parts, with shore-side briefings followed by a 72-hour phase at sea.

At the outset of the exercise the PLA-sponsored ChinaMil.com.cn website commented that the exercise was aimed at "enhancing the capabilities of the two navies to jointly cope with maritime terrorism and crime", adding that the manoeuvres had "nothing to do with the regional situation" and were not targeted at any third party.

It also reported that during the concluding debrief Senior Captain Ye Dan, commander of the Chinese naval fleet, had commented that "the first actual troop submarine rescue exercise at sea greatly improved the emergency underwater rescue capabilities of the two navies".

https://www.janes.com/article/93809/chinese-type-052d-destroyer-fitted-with-possible-anti-ship-missile-decoy-launchers

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As China expands navy, US begins stockpiling ship-killing missiles

By: David B. Larter    1 day ago


A rendering of Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

WASHINGTON – The stunning growth of the Chinese fleet over the past decade has prompted the U.S. Navy to plan a full-on buying spree of ship-killing missiles over the next five years, according to projections in the sea service’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget documents.

In his opening remarks before rolling out the Navy’s new spending request, the service’s budget director pointed directly at China’s expanding naval force as aiding U.S. budget priorities.

“China has grown their battle fleet to about 335 surface ships, and that’s occurred over the last 10 years as they’ve shifted from a build-up of their homeland defense forces and moved to the sea in an expansionist role around the globe,” Rear Adm. Randy Crites said.

“As we look to the future of even greater global trade and greater unpredictability, American naval power has never been more important.”

The Navy’s proposed 2021 budget calls for buying 850 missiles between the years 2020 and 2021 with the sole function of seeking and destroying enemy ships at range.

The anti-ship missile buying binge comes as experts project the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s fleet will balloon to as many as 420 vessels by 2035. By comparison, the 2016 budget request contained just 88 sole-purpose anti-ship missiles to be procured across a five-year plan.

And while shipbuilding might have faltered in 2021, the Navy’s budget for weapons procurement of all kinds increased by $800 million over 2020′s $4.1 billion request.

The proposed 2021 weapons procurement budget rose $1.7 billion over the 2016 request just five years ago.

The funds could be used to buy Lockheed Martin’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet-launched Long-Range Anti-Surface Missile, developed jointly with the Defense Research Projects Agency.

It incorporates target recognition, some level of autonomous routing and extended range for killing enemy ships at a significant standoff. The unclassified range is more than 200 nautical miles.

The Navy’s 2017 budget submission bought 10 LRASMs, and projected buying 25 per year until 2020, for a total purchase of 85 missiles. Today, the inventory (including 2020’s request for 17 LRASMs) stands at about 99 missiles.

By requesting to boost its stealthy missile inventory by 48 weapons, the Navy’s inventory will increase 50 percent, with plans to order 48 annually for the next four years, according to the service’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget documents.

All told, the Navy wants to acquire 210 of the missiles between 2020 and 2025.


An image of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

And that’s not the only missile the Navy is eyeing for 2021.

The Navy wants to continue upgrading Raytheon’s Tomahawk missile into a “Maritime Strike Tomahawk,” which incorporates a seeker and some level of target discrimination so it can shift midair to hit a moving target.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/11/as-china-continues-rapid-naval-expansion-the-us-navy-begins-stockpiling-ship-killing-missiles/

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As ações assertivas da China continuam apesar da disseminação do COVID-19
Dr. Satoru Nagao

15 de abril de 2020
As ações assertivas da China continuam apesar da disseminação do COVID-19

Diante da pandemia do COVID-19, a principal prioridade para a maioria dos países tem sido interromper a propagação do vírus.

A China, por outro lado, continua suas assertivas operações militares em toda a região indo-pacífica, apesar de ser o primeiro país a sofrer com o vírus.

Todos os dias, de 4 de março a 4 de abril, a China enviava navios de guarda costeira ao redor da Ilha Senkaku do Japão. Em 16 de março, os navios da Guarda Costeira da China dispararam um tiro e atingiram um navio de guarda costeira de Taiwan perto de Little Kinmen.

Em 4 de abril, um navio da Guarda Costeira da China atingiu o barco de pesca vietnamita, afundando-o perto das Ilhas Paracel, no Mar da China Meridional.

A Guarda Costeira da China também deteve dois navios vietnamitas que tentavam resgatar oito tripulantes do navio afundado. A China continuou a fortalecer suas ilhas artificiais no Mar do Sul da China, abrindo duas novas instalações de pesquisa em março.

As instalações realizarão pesquisas que contribuem para a defesa dessas ilhas artificiais e o envio de tropas chinesas.

    Para manter os adversários longe da infraestrutura costeira crítica, a China tem mobilizado forças armadas e construído ilhas artificiais.

Mesmo no Oceano Índico, a China implantou doze drones subaquáticos chamados “Sea Wing”. De dezembro de 2019 a fevereiro de 2020, esses drones coletaram informações científicas de apoio às atividades submarinas.

Além disso, em fevereiro, quatro navios de guerra da Marinha da China, incluindo um destróier 052D e um navio de reabastecimento, viajaram 300 km das costas do Havaí.

A localização do 052D era particularmente ameaçadora porque seu míssil de cruzeiro YJ-18, com alcance de 500 km, poderia chegar à sede do Comando do Pacífico dos EUA.

Essas atividades ilustram que, enquanto o resto do mundo concentra seus esforços no combate ao COVID-19, o comportamento agressivo da China em relação a seus vizinhos permanece inalterado.

Motivação da China

O surto de COVID-19 teve pouco efeito sobre os objetivos da China ou seus esforços para atender a duas principais preocupações de segurança: a primeira preocupação é a defesa das áreas costeiras da China: muitas cidades e áreas industriais ao longo da costa são essenciais para o desenvolvimento econômico da China.

    Para combater a ameaça que os EUA e a Índia podem representar, a China decidiu estabelecer uma presença no Sul da Ásia. A China iniciou a construção de um porto no Sri Lanka e também está construindo portos em outros países que fazem fronteira com o Oceano Índico, como o Paquistão, Bangladesh e Mianmar.

Para manter os adversários longe da infraestrutura costeira crítica, a China tem mobilizado forças armadas e construído ilhas artificiais.

Além disso, a China não apenas visa impedir a invasão do inimigo perto de suas águas costeiras - no Mar da China Oriental, perto de Taiwan e no Mar da China Meridional -, mas está impulsionando sua atividade defensiva até o Havaí.

De grande preocupação, a China também pode estar procurando implantar uma arma nuclear no Mar da China Meridional, o que tornaria sua linha defensiva praticamente invencível.

Se a China implantasse submarinos com armas nucleares no Mar da China Meridional, os EUA precisariam tomar muito cuidado para evitar um conflito que poderia se transformar em uma guerra nuclear.

Com a situação tão inflamável, quem pode se arriscar no Mar da China Meridional? Portanto, um submarino com armas nucleares tem o potencial de tornar a fortaleza da China no Mar da China quase impenetrável.

Outra preocupação de segurança é o "dilema de Malaca." O desenvolvimento econômico da China depende das linhas de comunicação marítima (SLOC) que atravessam o estreito de Malaca, controlado pelos EUA.

Um bloqueio do Estreito pela Marinha dos EUA interromperia a atividade econômica da China. Para mitigar esse risco, a China criou novas rotas de energia e comércio: Oriente Médio-Paquistão-China, Oriente Médio-Mianmar-China e outros. Pequim ainda tem motivos de preocupação com a segurança no Oceano Índico.

Para combater a ameaça que os EUA e a Índia podem representar, a China decidiu estabelecer uma presença no Sul da Ásia. A China iniciou a construção de um porto no Sri Lanka e também está construindo portos em outros países que fazem fronteira com o Oceano Índico, como o Paquistão, Bangladesh e Mianmar.

Tanto os EUA quanto a Índia se referem a isso como a estratégia "colar de pérolas", enquanto a China diz que esses projetos fazem parte da Iniciativa do Cinturão e Rota (BRI).

A China destacou forças militares para proteger as rotas, incluindo o estabelecimento de uma base no Djibuti, a realização de pesquisas científicas para apoiar o destacamento de forças e o destacamento de forças navais e terrestres na região do Oceano Índico. presença constante de seis a oito navios de guerra no Oceano Índico.

A resposta dos EUA

A China assumirá o controle dessas áreas? A chave está na resposta dos EUA. Atualmente, os EUA estão aumentando os esforços para impedir as atividades da China.

Em janeiro e fevereiro, a Marinha dos EUA realizou operações de liberdade de navegação nas proximidades das ilhas artificiais da China no mar da China Meridional. Os EUA fizeram isso para demonstrar que a China não podia reivindicar os 20 quilômetros do mar que circunda as ilhas. como águas territoriais.

Em fevereiro, os EUA realizaram exercícios de mísseis de fogo vivo perto do Mar da China Meridional. No final de fevereiro, foi a primeira vez que os caças F-35 dos EUA participaram de exercícios internacionais na Tailândia. Em março, um porta-aviões dos EUA chamou um porto em Vietnam.

No final daquele mês, o presidente Donald Trump assinou a Lei TAIPEI, que visa fortalecer o relacionamento dos EUA com Taiwan.

No entanto, no futuro, o COVID-19 pode moldar significativamente a política chinesa dos EUA - direta e indiretamente - e os EUA estão frustrados porque a China não foi apenas a fonte do vírus, mas também ocultou informações que acabaram levando à sua rápida disseminação global.

A rápida disseminação que pegou tantos desprevenidos levou algumas autoridades americanas a chamar a pandemia de "Pearl Harbor" desta geração. A crise do COVID-19 sem dúvida afetará o resultado da eleição presidencial dos EUA em novembro e as atitudes em relação à China.

Quando os EUA superarem o pico do vírus e reajustarem sua estratégia na China (sob a administração atual ou uma nova), a abordagem escolhida pelos EUA afetará a situação de segurança em todo o Indo-Pacífico.

(O escritor é professor visitante no Instituto Hudson, EUA)

(Instituto do Nepal para cooperação e engajamento internacional (NIICE), think tank independente do Nepal e Khabarhub - o popular portal de notícias do Nepal - se uniram para divulgar artigos de pesquisa do NIICE no Nepal)

https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/15/88899/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200413/k10012385361000.html

https://blogos.com/article/450802/

MD japonês disse que esta atento as atividades militares chinesas, segundo ele as atividades militares chinesas estão mais ativas do nunca em quanto o mundo esta preocupado com o corona.
Segundo ele o envio de caças para interceptar aeronaves da China no primeiro trimestre de 2020 foi 152 vezes. [/quote]

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The second Type 075 LHD for the PLAN was launched today at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.

China Launches 2nd Type 075 LHD For The PLAN

China's second amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075, was launched in Shanghai today by Hudong Zhonghua shipyard. The vessel is intended for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).

Xavier Vavasseur  22 Apr 2020

Pictures shared by local ship spotters on Sina Weibo (a Chinese social media platform) this morning show the construction dock where the second Type 075 was assembled being flooded. Other pictures show the vessel being towed by tug boats next to the first amphibious vessel. This is where the shipyard will continue outfitting work over the next few months.

According to local media, tomorrow will mark the 71st anniversary of the founding of the PLAN.

The first-in-class amphibious vessel, which was launched 6 months ago, and is currently at fitting out stage at the shipyard caught on fire one week ago as we reported here. According to local media, both Type 075 ships’ production schedules have already been affected by the nation-wide factory shutdown following the COVID-19 epidemic. While the fire damage looks superficial on the outside, there is no way to tell what kind of damage was done inside the LHD and if the incident will affect the expected start of sea trials.

About China’s Type 075 LHD


The two Type 075 LHDs, side by side, at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.

The Chinese Navy officially started development work on the Type 075 in 2011. The project called for a helicopter carrier displacing more than 30,000 tonnes. Its aim is likely to increase the “vertical” amphibious assault capability with the very mountainous East Coast of Taiwan in mind.

As for its specifications, rumors speak of “36,000 tons of displacement”, “capacity of 28 helicopters”, “diesel engine with the 9,000 kW 16PC2-6B” and “four CIWS including two HQ-10 and two H/PJ-11”.


Type 075 compared to similar vessels

While the Type 075 appears to slightly smaller than the U.S. Navy’s LHA, it is larger compared to French or Spanish/Australian LHD equivalents. It is actually pretty close in size to Italy’s future Trieste LHD.

The first Type 075 was constructed in record time (this has become the norm nowadays, for Chinese shipbuilding: extremely fast construction pace that no one can match). A second vessel of the class is about to be launched while a larger version is rumored to be planned.

When fully operational, the new Type 075 LHD will bolster the PLAN’s amphibious capabilities, which today rely on the Type 071 LPD design.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/china-launches-2nd-type-075-lhd-for-the-plan/

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É claro que a China nesta notícia não empregou tanta pompa e circunstância... 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32980/a-fire-has-broken-out-on-chinas-massive-new-type-075-amphibious-assault-ship?fbclid=IwAR1PSQQCyUyqCkXPQZxPRgmy6gn-XCRd5U-Gyt2hxnjYKNZunDGzbPfGlKg

China's first big-deck amphibious assault ship, a huge vessel that was built in a miraculously short amount of time, caught fire on Saturday, April 11th, 2020. Photos and video showing the ship billowing large clouds of black smoke hit Chinese social media earlier in the day. The warship, which is the first of the new Type 075 class, was resting alongside the pier at its birthplace, Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, when the blaze broke out.

You can and should read all about the Type 075 and why it is a major accomplishment for the rapidly expanding People's Liberation Army Navy in this past piece of ours.

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Update: China's Marine Corps preparing and training for global role

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) is being prepared and trained for a global intervention role before acquiring the full range of equipment it would need to undertake such operations, Chinese state-owned media have reported.

Citing an unnamed military expert, the Global Times reported on 27 April that military developments in China have commonly adopted the approach that “it is better to let trained personnel wait for new weapon developments, than to let weapons that have finished development wait for personnel training”.


PLAN marines embarked on Type 071 LPD Kunlun Shan deploy with the 31st Escort Task Group in December 2018.

On 5 May, the PLA Daily reported that the PLANMC was being transformed into a “multidimensional integrated combat force”, the significance of which probably relates to the generation of an airborne assault capability that will complement the current capabilities of conducting beach assaults from landing ships and air-cushioned vehicles or ‘swimming ashore’ using amphibious assault vehicles.

The report also noted the third dimension of the Marine Corps’ capabilities, which is under water, including special operations such as exiting from a dived submarine via the torpedo tubes.

In a video uploaded to the PLA Navy’s Weibo social media account on 5 May, the role of the Marine Corps was described as “a force to protect China’s overseas interests”.

Expanding on this and the PLA Daily report, the Global Times

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/2020/05/15/7bbbfe95-2cfb-4d3f-bdda-5ef0af5f04a9

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