The People’s Republic of China held a huge parade to mark the 70th
anniversary of its founding, which featured 15,000 troops, 160 aircraft
and 580 pieces of equipment.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
PLA Navy's First Type 075 LHD Launched
In a brief ceremony held on
September 25, 2019 the China State Shipbuilding Corp’s (CSSC) Shanghai-based
Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard launched the first of three Type 075 landing
helicopter docks (LHD) that are on order from the PLA Navy.
Displacing about 30,000
tonnes, the LHD has a length of 250 metres, 32-metre beamwidth, draught of 8.5
metres, a maximum cruising speed of 23 Knots, and the capacity to house up to eighteen
12-tonne helicopters both above- and below-deck.
Design work on the Type 075
LHD began in 2011 and the keel of the first vessel was laid two years ago.
The LHD is expected to carry Z-18F
ASW/utility helicopters and Z-18K AEW helicopters.
CSSC has also been offering a
smaller LPH variant of the Type 075 LHD for export.
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