Chinese Type 055 Destroyer Leads Live Fire Drills Near Australia

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Chinese Type 055 Destroyer Leads Live Fire Drills Near Australia

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on February 21 initiated live fire drills in international waters off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, with the Type 055 destroyer Zunyi leading a small flotilla alongside the Type 054A frigate Hengyang, and the Type 903 replenishment ship Weishanhu. Australia and New Zealand have both deployed military assets, including P-8A maritime patrol planes, to monitor the warships, which exercised …

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As Richard Marles, the Australian Minister of Defense, pointed out, while not unprecedented, the presence of a Chinese navy flotilla in the Tasman Sea, that is, between Australia and New Zealand, is nonetheless unusual. And it is unusual for at least two reasons. The first concerns the firepower of this... This article The Chinese Navy has announced a live-fire exercise between Australia and New Zealand appeared first on Zone Militaire.