The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in February 2025. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television Three Type ...

The Chinese used this class of ship in a simulated confrontation with the Americans. During the simulation, the Type 055 destroyer was attacked by ten LRASM anti-ship missiles launched from ...

Detecting the incoming missiles, the unmanned platforms cooperated with the Type 055 to fend off the attack. After the dust settled, the Chinese destroyer remained unscathed and the drone boats ...

The blue-water role of China’s newest variety of naval destroyer was on show last week when Type 055 destroyer Zunyi led a small flotilla to conduct live-fire drills in international waters off the ...

It has also raised concerns within the Indian Navy, given that the Chinese destroyer is superior to any ship yet completed by them. “The colossal Type 055 is considerably larger and more ...

That is not unusual and has become an accepted part of how the Chinese develop new warship designs. The first Type 055 destroyer was launched in June 2017. This was not unexpected because evidence of ...

The Chinese Navy deployed the Type 055 Renhai-class destroyer for three different military drills in the Yellow Sea, the contentious South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean. In a worrying development ...

A Chinese naval fleet led by the Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is nearing the completion of its unprecedented circumnavigation of Australia, which included sailing near a strategically sensitive ...

It's equipped with a high-performance radar system. A Type 055 destroyer was revealed during the Chinese maritime review. More than 60 countries sent naval delegations -- over double the number at ...

Reports in Chinese state media this week confirmed the presence of three ships - a Type 055 destroyer, a Type 054 frigate and a replenishment vessel - in the Tasman Sea. The full extent of the ...

For reasons unspecified, the Chinese task force was attacked by a US carrier strike group, which targeted a Type 055 destroyer escorting the Chinese carrier. The new Type 055 — a 13,000-ton destroyer ...

The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in February 2025. Photo ...