Type 055
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Some thoughts at the National Interest on China’s new Type 055 destroyer…
Does the United States have an answer to China’s new Type 055 destroyers? Does it need one?
On July 3 Dalian shipyard launched two of the big new ships, with some reports suggesting that the class may extend to twenty-four vessels. The ships are large and have more VLS cells than Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers, although the latter still exceed the former in sensor integration and other capabilities.