Rolls-Royce Engines for SAR 1906
January 24, 2017Delivery Date of ‘Ivan Gren’ Approaches
January 26, 2017‘Xining’ Assigned to North Sea Fleet
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned the fifth Luyang III-class (Type 052D) destroyer on 22 January during a ceremony at the Guzhenkou naval base. ‘Xining’ is the first Type 052D corvette to be assinged the navy’s North Sea Fleet. Type 052D vessels feature two vertical-launch system (VLS) grids each containing 32 cells, wihch support HHQ-9A long-range surface-to-air missiles. 7 thousand 500 ton-destroyer can accomodate either Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28 anti-submarine helicopters or Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters.