ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- In a development closely watched by Western naval analysts, China took has taken delivery of a Russin-made Sovremenny-class destroyer.
The ship was built at Russia's North Shipyard, Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg and is one of two ordered by Beijing in 2002.
At 8,400 tons, Sovremenny destroyers are similar in displacement to the U.S. Navy's Aegis missile cruisers. The heavily armed Sovremenny destroyers carry an anti-submarine helicopter, 48 surface-to-air missiles, eight anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, mines, artillery and an electronic warfare system similar in capability to Aegis.
China took delivery Dec. 22 of the Kilo-class diesel submarine, the seventh of eight that it has ordered from Russia, Regnum news agency reported. Kilo-class submarines are mainly intended for anti-shipping and anti-submarine operations in relatively shallow waters, and are among the quietest submarine classes in the world.
Besides China, Russia has exported 21 Kilo-class submarines to other countries, including Algeria, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, India and Iran. Kilo-class submarines are capable of traveling 400 miles submerged, or 6,000 miles while snorkeling.
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