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Thursday, August 14, 2014

PLA may deploy 10,000-tonne destroyers in future: military expert

Type-052D DDGChina is planning to build a total of 12 Type 052D guided-missile destroyers, but it will eventually have the capability to construct larger destroyers with displacement of over 10,000 tonnes, said Fang Bing, a military expert, in an interview with the state-owned Beijing Television on Aug. 12.

Fang said Type 052D destroyers are likely to play a very important role in the People's Liberation Army Navy for a period of time. Known as the Chinese Aegis, Fang said that the Type 052D destroyer is currently the most powerful warship China has constructed.

He said that the primary mission of Type 052D destroyers, equipped with active phased array radar and a vertical launching system, is to serve as the core of China's carrier battle group.

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