New 056s lauched at night

[ShabiKB]

 

[farhan_9909]

rumours of bangladesh getting/ordering two of them

 

[ShabiKB]

rumours of bangladesh getting/ordering two of them

It is good for them to choose 056, you guys better get 054 or 054A. or even 052C, PLAN will use 052D as main frame destroyers.

 

[Rage]

@ShabiKB,

How many were launched?

 

[Blackwater]

rumours of bangladesh getting/ordering two of them

at least they are ordering, Pakistan will beg

 

[nimo_cn]

At least one 056 has been inducted, and it might be patrolling South China Sea right now.

 

[cir]

Briefly for 2013：

4 Type 052C DDGs inducted（with the 4th possibly delayed into 2014），all belonging to the East Sea Fleet facing Japan。
2 Type 052D DDGs launched，with one already launched and one to be launche within days，making a total of 4，possibly all assigned to the South Sea Fleet
1 Type 055 under construction，launch expected in 2014
2-3 Type 054A+s（a limited upgrade of the current 054A）launched
8-10 Type 056s
2 Type 039B conventional subs for the North Sea Fleet，plus one sub for modernization，a compliment for the East Sea Fleet delivered
2 Type 901 40000-tonne plus auxiliary ships launched at HD and GSI，respectively
2 LCACs for Type 071 LPD
4 minesweeper/hunters，2 each for South Sea Fleet and North Sea Fleet，respectively。

PS （1）Nuclear subs 2 sensitive to be mentioned here。（2）Construction starts on 1st indigenous CV。（3）Construction of 1st 48000-tonne LHD follows the 1st CV。（4）the above mentioned are mainly 2013 products from shipyards based in Shanghai。Stocks haven't been taken of possible productions at Dalian、Huludao、WC、HP、GSI etc， plus a host of smaller shipyards dotted up and down the country。（5）A radical upgrade of Type 054A expected in 2014.

 

[satish007]

The ninth in guangdong province

 

[cir]

#3 from HDS is set for launch on 30.01.2013.

 

[cir]

the 1st Type 056 FFG about to be inducted：