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YUCHI NAVAL BASE, GUZHEN BAY IN THE MIDST OF ANOTHER ROUND OF EXPANSION

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 6 dated 06 Feb 2025 Yuchi Naval Base (35o 43.’4 N, 119o 58’.9 E) in Guzhen Bay is located about 50 km South West of Qingdao. It is the primary base of the Northern Theatre…

CHINA’S HEAVY LIFT SHIP FLEET AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR USE IN COMBAT

CHINA’S HEAVY LIFT SHIP FLEET AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR USE IN COMBAT Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 5 dated 30 Jan 2025 Heavy Lift Ships (HLS), as the name suggests, are essentially vessels that are designed…

CHINA’S ZUBR CLASS HOVERCRAFTS – AN ASSESSMENT

CHINA’S ZUBR CLASS HOVERCRAFTS – AN ASSESSMENT Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 4 dated 22 Jan 2025 The Zubr Class (Type 958) is by far the largest hovercraft in the world. It was designed by the Almaz Central Naval Design…

CHINA IS WELL ON THE PATH TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER

CHINA IS WELL ON THE PATH TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 3 dated 15 Jan 2025 China’s third aircraft carrier, Fujian returned from her sixth round of sea trials on 07 Jan 2025. While…

GSI DELIVERS CHINA'S FIFTH ICEBREAKER IN RECORD TIME

GSI DELIVERS CHINA'S FIFTH ICEBREAKER IN RECORD TIME Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 2 dated 08 Jan 2025 China’s fifth icebreaker, the Tan Suo San Hao (Exploration No 3) set sail from Guangzhou on 26 Dec 2024 and arrived at…

HDZH SETS A NEW RECORD FOR TIME TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT FRIGATES

HDZH SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR TIME TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT FRIGATES Hudong-Zhonghua (HDZH) shipyard launched the first Type 076 vessel, Sichuan (Hull Number 51) on 27 Dec 2024 with considerable fanfare. Buried under the media blitz is the fact that…

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