A simulated battle by the team, set in the western Pacific, just a few hundred kilometres east of Taiwan, saw a Type 055 destroyer confront an advancing US naval fleet. China's Type 055 is one of ...

The Chinese navy, long championed as a cornerstone of national pride by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), faces a myriad of ...

Back then it appeared that this new Type 055 12,000-ton cruiser class ship would have as many as 128 Vertical Launch System or VLS tubes and much else besides. China claimed this ship would be the ...

Shandong appears to have transited narrower waterways of the Philippines instead of taking Bashi Channel, according to military experts.

but China definitely appears to have the advantage when it comes to range. Where the US excels, though, is capacity. The PLAN's advanced Type 052 and Type 055 destroyers have 64 and 112 vertical ...

China's Navy Wednesday launched a new 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced destroyer. The vessel, of the Type 055 class, is the first of a new generation of destroyers equipped with new ...

Addressing misconceptions about China's latest surface combatant, the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer. China has reportedly launched its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer in April.

The Zumwalt's primary competitor is China's Type 055 Renhai destroyer. Although the Chinese warship is not as technologically advanced as the Zumwalt, which remains unmatched, the Renhai ...