Chinese navy launches two new guided missile destroyers
Beijing, May 13; PTI/GANASHAKTI: China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline, state-media reported on Monday.
Two Type 052D guided missile destroyers were launched last Friday in Dalian, a coastal city, state-run Global Times reported.
Their commissioning marked the 19th and 20th of launches of their kind, the report said and quoted Chinese analysts as saying that plans are afoot to build more guided missile destroyers.