Die People’s Liberation Army of the Navy (PLA) China officially has the commission of her fourth on Friday (1st) Type 075 amphibious landing ships with the name Hubei announced.
The ship already has naval exercises in the controversial South Chinese Sea participated, as reported by official media.
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During the celebrations for 98th anniversary of the foundation of the PLA sent the crew of the Hubei greetings to other military members directly from the wide flight deck of the ship, such as China BugleThe official media channel of the Chinese armed forces reported.
According to the state media, the Hubei, which bears fuselage number 34, carried out common maneuvers with other amphibian units, including the Hainan -The first ship of Type 075 class-and four type 071 landing ships. The exercises also included integration with the 726 air cushion landing ships, which increases the ability of the Chinese Navy to carry out joint amphibian operations.
Informally as well as Helicopter known, the type 075 ships have a continuous flight deck that resembles that of an aircraft carrier, and are designed for it, Helicopter, amphibious vehicles and landing boats to transport.
The first type 075, the Hainan, was left off the stack in 2019 and included in the command of the Southern Theater of the PLA in 2021. The second, Guangxi, started service in 2022 in the command of the Eastern Theater, followed by anhui in 2022 Command of the southern theater at how in an official explanation that can be found on the Wechat account of the Chinese Navy.
China also develops the next generation of amphibian landing ships. In December 2024 the first Type 076 amphibious landing ship with Electromagnetic catapults Leave into the water, according to information from the Xinhua news agency, which should further strengthen the country’s maritime skills.
Source and pictures: China Bugle. This content was created with the help of AI and checked by the editorial team.
