Addressing misconceptions about China's latest surface combatant, the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer. China has reportedly launched its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer in April.

China's Navy Wednesday launched a new 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced destroyer. The vessel, of the Type 055 class, is the first of a new generation of destroyers equipped with new ...

During the simulation, the Type 055 destroyer was attacked by ten LRASM anti-ship missiles launched from various platforms. The AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is an anti-ship ...

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 ...

Almost a decade has passed since the People’s Liberation Army pulled the trigger on President Xi Jinping’s plans for a massive overhaul of the world’s biggest military. In the sixth of a ...

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 Type 055 destroyer displaces 10,000 tons and is considered to be the largest and one of the most advanced non-carrier warships in Asia. The ship is expected to play a role similar to that of ...

According to the CCTV report, the naval task group was led by the Type 055 stealth guided-missile destroyer Zunyi, and included the Type 054A frigate Hengyang and the Type 903 replenishment vessel ...