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  Encyclopedia: LanZhou class destroyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Additionally, the destroyers are also fitted with the vertical launch system (VLS) for the indigenous HQ-9 long-range air defence missile system, and the latest YJ-85 (C-805) anti-ship missile, both of which are not seen on previous Chinese surface warships.
Lanzhou also is the home of far too many factories including petroleum processing, and suffers from storms of dust kicked up from the Gobi Desert, especially in the winter and spring.
Lanzhou is a rail, highway, and air hub and the junction point to remote Xinjiang in extreme NW China.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/LanZhou-class-destroyer   (2032 words)

  
 Lanzhou - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lanzhou
The city is the centre of a major industrial area, whose industries include oil-refining and the manufacture of chemicals (including petrochemicals), fertilizers, locomotives and rolling stock, machinery, textiles, and synthetic rubber.
Situated on the Huang He and encircled by high mountains, Lanzhou has long been important for its strategic position on the route to Central Asia through the Gansu Corridor.
After 1952, when it was connected by rail to the remainder of China, a number of large industrial schemes took place, including the construction of a fertilizer plant, a synthetic rubber factory, and an aluminium reduction plant.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Lanzhou   (308 words)

  
 Chinese Defence Today - Type 052C Lanzhou Class Air Defence Missile Destroyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The destroyers, based on the same hull of the Type 052B (Guangzhou class) destroyer, feature the Aegis AN/SPY-1-style phased array radar system and vertically launched HQ-9 naval version long-range air defence missile system.
The first-of-class 170 Lanzhou was commissioned in 2004, followed by the second hull 171 Haikou in 2005.
The first-of-class 170 Lanzhou was laid down in late 2002 and launched on 29 April 2003.
www.sinodefence.com /navy/surface/052c.asp   (1172 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Luda class destroyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Luda class (Type 051) missile destroyer were the first anti-ship oriented vessel ever designed and built in China, and the first Chinese ship to be fitted with a integrated combat direction system.
USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft).
There were as many as 17 units of this class built, categorized into three variants or "flights." Sixteen are still in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Luda-class-destroyer   (775 words)

  
 People's Liberation Army Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
China has made serious headway in just the last few years by increasing the strength of its Navy with the purchase of Sovremenny class destroyers and Kilo class submarines.
The first two destroyers were equipped with the deadly SS-N-22 missile that has been dubbed an "aircraft-carrier killer" by many Western defence analysts.
Furthermore, two improved versions of the destroyer are equipped with more numerous, improved versions of the missile called the Yakhont, and several more of those ships are being built.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/People's_Liberation_Army_Navy   (1224 words)

  
 List of destroyer classes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
B class - surviving 4 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
C class - surviving 3 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
D class - surviving 2 funnelled 30 knot destroyers
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_destroyer_classes   (355 words)

  
 China-related Topics I-L Topic Center - China-Related Topics
Kilo class submarine Image:OP KILO.JPGrightframeThe Yunes (Kilo class)Yunes, an IranIranian submarine of the Kilo class Kilo class is...
Luhu class destroyer < I>Harbin< /I> (112), a Type 052 Luhu-class destroyer, on manuevers during a fleet exercise.
Lanzhou class destroyer The Type 052C Lanzhou-class is a class of destroyer built by the People's Republic of China.
www.famouschinese.com /topic/China-related_Topics_I-L   (10326 words)

  
 Vertical Launching System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The drawback to a VLS is that, unlike torpedo tubes, it cannot be reloaded at sea without significant support from ships such as a submarine tender or a trip to a submarine base.
The SYLVER, together with the Aster, is the primary component of the PAAMS naval anti-air warfare system to be fitted to British Type 45 destroyers and French and Italian Horizon class frigates.
For American surface ships, VLS replaced the Armored Box Launcher system and the Mark-26 twin-arm missile launcher system that were previously used by United States Navy ships to fire missiles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vertical_Launching_System   (605 words)

  
 List of destroyer classes: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
This is a list of destroyer (A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to) classes (additional info and facts about classes).
N class (additional info and facts about N class) — 5 ships
M class (additional info and facts about M class) — 1 ship
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_destroyer_classes.htm   (319 words)

  
 Key Weapons and Technological Achievements of Chinese Defense Industry - Topic Powered by Groupee Community
The Type 052C Lanzhou-class guided missile destroyer has been developed by the Chinese shipbuilding industry and is reportedly equipped with stealth features and a long-range area air-defense missile system that has been compared to the early models of the US Aegis-class cruiser.
The first ship of this class was reportedly delivered to the PLA Navy last summer and a second vessel is expected to be completed later this year.
Their weapons systems are reported to be similar to the Soveremenny-class missile destroyers that the PLA Navy has acquired from Russia.
forums.military.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/8801914822/m/923103975   (1568 words)

  
 Lanzhou News
Born and raised in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province and a stop on the historic Silk Road, Zhao decided to be a journalist at the age of seven when she...
Zhao was born and raised in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province and a stop on the historic Silk Road.
Weimin Liu of the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in China and his co-workers have recreated the 'lotus effect' cheaply on aluminium and its alloys.
news.daylightonline.com /2005-03/Lanzhou.html   (2429 words)

  
 People's Liberation Army article - People's Liberation Army Shining Path Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese pinyin ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The GPD maintains a system of political commissars which maintain a separate chain of command to insure loyalty to the party and the civilian government.
Under the General State Headquarters are the seven military area commands: Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Chengdu.
The PLA has acquired some advanced weapons systems, including Sovremmeny class destroyers, Sukhoi-27 and Sukhoi-30 aircraft, and Kilo-class diesel submarines from Russia.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/People%27s_Liberation_Army   (2817 words)

  
 THE RISING SEA DRAGON IN ASIA - 2005 UPDATE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In addition, the west has now seen another new class, dubbed the Type 51C that was just launched in December of 2004 in the Dalian, Liaoning Province.
Another area air defense destroyer similar to the Type 52C, Lanzho class, this new class is similar in appearance to the Arleigh Burke class original batch destroyers, and is based on the late 1990's Luhai class hull.
All of this is in addition to acquiring four very modern and capable Hangzhou Class destroyers from Russia and a total of twelve very modern Russian diesel-electric subs either already delivered or on order from Russia, as well as currently building their own new and modern classes of nuclear attack subs and ballistic missile submarines.
www.jeffhead.com /redseadragon/2005.htm   (1184 words)

  
 Pakistani Defence Forum -> Japan, U.s. To Research Stealth Vessel Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Then the Yuan class, which is designed for "launching the latest Russian weapons (or their Chinese copies) such as the TEST-71MKE wire-guided torpedo, the 53-65KE wave-homing torpedo, and even 3M-54E Club supersonic submarine-launched anti-ship missile" and shows "clear influence of the Russian Kilo class".
Also indigenous is the Lanzhou Class Type 052C, which has an impressive four-array multifunction phased array radar (PAR) resembling that of the US Aegis.
The budget of the first unit of the class was 58,176,000,000 Yen, while the second warship cost 50,673,000,000 Yen [that is, each unit cost about half a billion dollars].
www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /index.php?showtopic=44028   (5560 words)

  
 Bunch of new Air Defense Destroyers coming out, who's got the best? - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum
China’s first 6,600-ton missile destroyer with an Aegis-type four-plate phased array antenna is the Lanzhou DDG 170 launched in Jiangnan Shipyard in April 2003.
These vessels are a follow-on to the Type 15 Delhi Class destroyer and construction is expected to begin at Mazagon Dockyard Ltd. in 2005.
The P15A destroyer will possess enhanced stealth features and land-attack capabilities and is expected to add a new dimension in naval warfare for the Indian Navy, along with the Talwar {Krivak III} Class destroyer and the 'new' Nilgiri {Project 17} Class frigate.
www.uspoliticsonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=19465   (914 words)

  
 List of destroyer classes - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Horizon CNGF class — 4 ships in construction
KDX II class — 4 ships + 2 ships under construction
List of destroyer classes, Australia (RAN), Canada (Canadian Forces Maritime Command), China (PLAN), France (Marine Nationale), Germany (Deutsche Marine), Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine), India, Italy (Marina Militare), Japan (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force), Poland, Portugal Navy, Spain (Armada Espanola), South Korea, Russia/USSR, Taiwan (ROCN), Turkey, United Kingdom (Royal Navy), United States (USN) and Ship classes.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/List_of_destroyers   (390 words)

  
 WHAT
The Type 052C Lanzhou-class guided missile destroyer has been developed by the Chinese shipbuilding industry and is equipped with stealth features and a long-range area air-defence missile system that has been compared to the early models of the US Aegis-class cruiser.
The first ship of this class was delivered to the PLAN last summer and a second vessel was to be completed later this year.
Their weapons systems are reported to be similar to the Soveremeny-class missile destroyers that PLAN had acquired from Russia.
www.indiadefence.com /China-maritime.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Pentagon's Annual Report on the Military Power of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
At the MR's operations center, commands from the MR commander and political commissar and military situation maps were relayed to and from the subordinate Group Armies’ (GA) operational facilities hundreds of kilometers away.
In Shenyang and Lanzhou MRs, open source reports describe scenarios where a GA HQ successfully defended its command and control network from a virus attack.
Only a handful of the PLAN’s approximately 60 destroyers and frigates are equipped with SAMs; the remainder are outfitted with anti-aircraft guns of various calibers.
www.newsmax.com /articles?a=2000/8/7/160447   (12574 words)

  
 The development of Chinese military since 1990
Two latest classes of indigenous guided missile destroyer Type 052C and 052B both with the improvement in fleet air defense, surface strike and anti submarine warfare capabilities, demonstrate the great improvement in the PLAN surface fleet.
Type 052C LanZhou class DDG is the most modern and sophisticated surface warship that PLAN has ever acquired.
Unconfirmed reports claimed that Yuan class would be the first Chinese submarine fitted with an operational air independent propulsion system.
songjingzhou.blog.com   (1897 words)

  
 Chinese Defence Today - YJ-62 (C-602) Anti-Ship Cruise Missile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The missile was first spotted onboard the Type 052C (Lanzhou class) destroyers commissioned in 2004.
A new type of anti-ship missile launchers was first spotted onboard the PLA Navy’s Type 052C (Lanzhou class) destroyer in early 2004.
Unlike the PLA Navy’s existing YJ-8 series anti-ship missiles, which are launched from a box-shape launcher, the new missile employs a cylinder-shape launcher similar to those found on the U.S. Harpoon and French Exocet missile systems.
www.sinodefence.com /missile/antiship/yj62.asp   (545 words)

  
 Strategic Affairs - Special Report
He too pointed out, like the cyber warriors of today, that the greatest achievement for an army is to successfully destroy as much of the enemy's strategy as possible before it could be implemented on the field of battle.
These cyber war principles were discovered and applied successfully by the combined forces of North Vietnam and Vietcong in defeating the US in the Vietnam war during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Only a handful of the PLAN's approximately 60 destroyers and frigates are equipped with SAMs; the remainder are outfitted with anti-aircraft guns of various calibres.
www.stratmag.com /issueOct-15/kargil.htm   (15201 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
China is in the midst of procuring large, multipurpose surface combatants from Russia, such as the Sovremenny-class destroyers, while also building new units of the Lanzhou- and Guangzhou-class destroyers in order to improve the sea service’s air defense, surface strike and antisubmarine warfare capabilities.
The Vigilante is a variant of the 33-meter Protector class currently in service with the United Kingdom and Chile.
The single Cyclone class in addition to the four used Sea Dolphin-class patrol boats delivered from South Korea — two in 1995 and two in 2003 — will form a new task group that will be deployed along the nation’s border with Malaysia and Indonesia.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/may_04_50.php   (1118 words)

  
 WHAT
The Type 052C Lanzhou Class guided missile destroyer (DDG) has been developed by the Chinese shipbuilding industry and is equipped with stealth features and a long-range area air-defence Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system that has been compared to the early models of the USN Ticonderoga Class AEGIS cruiser.
Their weapons systems are reported to be similar to the modified Soveremenyy Class DDG that PLAN had acquired from Russia delivered in December 1999 and November 2000.
After destroying the main target in a CVBG or surface action group, the remaining missiles will destroy the other ships eliminating in the process the possibility of using two missiles on single target.
www.indiadefence.com /china_maramb.htm   (4795 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
By 2020, China is expected to have its new destroyer classes in full production, with several in service or on the way.
Only about twelve of its destroyers and frigates are outfitted with SAM systems; the others are armed only with AAA and possibly man-portable air defense systems.
SOF missions likely include conducting surveillance and battle damage assessment; locating or destroying C4I assets, transport nodes, and logistics depots; capturing or destroying airfields and ports; supporting invasion forces; destroying air defense assets; and, conducting denial and deception and information operations.
russia.shaps.hawaii.edu /security/us/2002PRC.txt   (19225 words)

  
 The Rising Sea Dragon in Asia
The Sovermenny class destroyers were produced by the Soviets in the late 1980's to specifically threaten U.S. carriers.
The Russians modernized the design throughout the 1990's before their sale to the Chinese and they are an example of the type of equipment the Chinese are purchasing with their new found wealth and technology (mostly amassed from trade with the United States and other western countries).
It then proceeded to the development of the newer Luhu class destroyers in the mid-1990's and the evolution of that class into the newer and more capable Luhai class by the late 1990's.
www.usiap.org /Viewpoints/Zhold/IntelligenceReports/TheRisingSeaDragonInAsia.html   (1938 words)

  
 Church of God - In Wales (Issue 20)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Ordynskaya said the magnitude of the quake was between 7 and 8; the Hong Kong Observatory estimated it at 7.3.
The earthquake also destroyed two buildings at a sawmill, cracked the wall of school and shattered tiles at a tax inspection office in a neighbouring region called the Altai Territory, Ordynskaya said.
One girl from communion class did not appear for her first communion because her mother could not buy her a white communion dress.
www.cogiw.streamlinetrial.co.uk /archive/issue20.htm   (16658 words)

  
 Khaleej Times - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The tragedy struck late on Sunday in Dingxi county, near the city of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, Xinhua said.
Armed political gangs hijacked the recent election in the mountainous interior, killing opponents and destroying ballots boxes, forcing the election commission to declare six seats null and void and reducing the size of parliament to 103 seats.
Girls sit separately from boys in class, but when space is limited no one bats an eye if students of both sexes crowd together on school benches or around computer terminals.
www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/050802/theworld.htm   (13869 words)

  
 INFORMATION WARFARE (IW) IN ASIA:
In July 2002, it was reported that the PLA had begun deployment near the Taiwan Strait of the HARPY anti-radar hunter-killer UAV acquired from the Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI).
and had the task of 'disrupting the enemy's radars and radios, and of destroying the enemy's command system'.
An example of the PLA's tactical SIGINT and EW capabilities was given by the Deputy Commander of the Chengdu Military Region in early 1986, when he recounted incidents from recent fighting on the Sino-Vietnamese border.
www.futurodecuba.org /ChinaandInformationWarfare4.htm   (5630 words)

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