Introduced into service in 2017, the LRASM is intended to replace the Harpoon missile.It offers enhanced capabilities and a range of over 560 miles. Type 055 destroyer "sunk" by LRASM missiles ...

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 ...

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.

In response, the US fleet launched 32 Tomahawk and LRASM stealth anti-ship missiles ... with the Type 055 to fend off the attack. After the dust settled, the Chinese destroyer remained unscathed ...

It has also raised concerns within the Indian Navy, given that the Chinese destroyer is superior to any ship yet completed by them. “The colossal Type 055 is considerably larger and more ...

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 ...

However, the Type 055 has greater greater surface-to-air and anti-ship missile firing capacity than the US Navy’s newest destroyer, the Arleigh Burke class, thanks to 112 vertical launch ...

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 ...

The ship is doing fine ... The Zumwalt's primary competitor is China's Type 055 Renhai destroyer. Although the Chinese warship is not as technologically advanced as the Zumwalt, which remains ...