Comments from naval commander Chi Jianjun also underscore how growing role of drones and attack robots in warfare is an ...

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic catapult ...

China launch of its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship named Sichuan is not directed at any specific entity region or country a Chinese defens ...

China stays committed to the path of peaceful development and a defense policy that is defensive in nature. The launching of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship is a normal arrangement in the ...

China’s newest Type-076 amphibious assault ship has two strengths and weaknesses, wrote a Taiwanese defense expert, adding that further observations of its capabilities are warranted. Jiang Hsin-biao ...

It would likely be used less as an amphibious assault ship and more as a forward-operating ... Also, because of the large deck, Type 076 vessels could boost larger ships in combat by providing ...

Currently, the PLA operates three Type 075 amphibious assault ships, which were named after Hainan province, the Guangxi ...

(MENAFN- Asia Times) China's groundbreaking Type 076 amphibious assault ship blends drone dominance, airpower and amphibious capabilities to project power far from its shores, a lethal combination ...

The Type 076, named the Sichuan at launch, is part of a naval arms race with the US Navy. China has launched the first of its next-generation amphibious assault ships, the Type 076, at a shipyard in ...

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's launch of its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, named Sichuan, is not directed at any specific entity, region or country, a Chinese defense spokesperson ...