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ARE WE SEEING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLA NAVY’S NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE BASE?

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 7 dated 10 Feb 2025 The PLA Navy’s nuclear attack submarine fleet is growing exponentially with an estimated six to nine Type 09III-B SSNs having being launched since May…

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…

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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