![]() ![]() New PLAN vessels of particular significance are Shandong, China’s second aircraft carrier, and its first domestically-built example, and the first of a projected three Yushen-class large-deck amphibious assault ships. Shandong, China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/GG001213) ![]() The report lists the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet active service inventory as:Īlso, China is developing uncrewed surface and undersea craft, with the most recently observed example being a vessel which closely resembles the US Navy’s successfully-trialled Sea Hunter. The US Navy, the report adds, has approximately 293 warships on strength. China’s naval power is divided between three theatres, the Northern, Eastern, and Southern. Construction of a wide range of naval vessels continues apace. In its annual report submitted to the US Congress, the Pentagon very recently confirmed that the People’s Republic of China now has the largest navy in the world, with an order of battle of approximately 350 ships and submarines, including over 130 major surface combatants.
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