World’s Largest Navy: China sets world record according to World Record Academy

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World’s Largest Navy: China sets world record according to World Record Academy​

November. 06 2021

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States--With 355 ships in its fleet, according to the Pentagon’s annual China military report estimates, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China sets the world record for the Largest Navy, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

The 355 estimation accounts for “major surface combatants, submarines, aircraft carriers, ocean-going amphibious ships, mine warfare ships, and fleet auxiliaries,” according to the report, which covers events in 2020.

By 2030, the PLAN is expected to have 460 ships.

“This figure does not include 85 patrol combatants and craft that carry anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs). … Much of this growth will be in major surface combatants,” the report reads.

According to the Pentagon, the PLAN has 350 battle force ships, as opposed to the U.S. Navy's 293 ships. The U.S. Navy is far larger by tonnage, but that advantage could be erased given China’s frantic shipbuilding schedule.

The report, which is mandated by Congress each year, describes China’s navy as having growing ambitions to operate with more versatile platforms beyond the Indo-Pacific region.

“Towards the PRC’s goal of building a ‘strong and modernized naval force,’ the PLAN is an increasingly modern and flexible force that has focused on replacing its previous generations of platforms that had limited capabilities in favor of larger, modern multi-role combatants,” the report reads.

“As of 2020, the PLAN is largely composed of modern multi-role platforms featuring advanced anti-ship, anti-air, and anti-submarine weapons and sensors. The PLAN is also emphasizing maritime joint operations and joint integration within the PLA. This modernization aligns with the PRC’s growing emphasis on the maritime domain and increasing demands for the PLAN to operate at greater distances from China.”

According to the military report, China is pursuing both new anti-submarine warfare capabilities and long-range strike capabilities, including land-attack cruise missiles that could be launched from surface ships and submarines.

“In the near-term, the PLAN will have the capability to conduct long-range precision strikes against land targets from its submarine and surface combatants using land-attack cruise missiles, notably enhancing the PRC’s global power projection capabilities,” the report reads. “The PRC is enhancing its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities and competencies to protect the PLAN’s aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines.”

World’s Largest Navy: China sets world record

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States--With 355 ships in its fleet, according to the Pentagon’s annual China military report estimates, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China sets the world record for the Largest Navy, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

www.worldrecordacademy.org

 

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China's navy 'numerically' the largest navy in the world: US report​

WION Web Team
Washington Published: Nov 07, 2021, 03:36 PM(IST)

According to the US Department of Defence(DOD), China numerically is the "largest navy in the world".

The US department in its recent report has said China's Navy possesses "approximately 355 ships and submarines, including more than 145 major surface combatants."

The Chinese Navy can also has the ability to conduct "long-range precision strikes" in the near term even as it enhances "anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities".

The DOD report further states that the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) and the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) together "constitute the largest aviation force in the region and the third-largest in the world".

The two forces together have 2,800 aircraft of which 2,250 are combat aircraft which includes fighters, strategic bombers, tactical bombers, multi-mission tactical and attack aircraft.

The report said China's rocket force continues to grow its inventory of road-mobile DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) and is capable of conducting "conventional and nuclear precision strikes".

On China's nuclear capability, the report says the country's military has been expanding its "land, sea, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms" and has also engaged in biological activities.

China's military has also been pursuing overseas interest with military facilities to support naval, air and ground capabilities and is considering Cambodia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, UAE, Seychelles and other locations.

The report notes that despite "border clashes with India, and other significant events" last year, the Chinese army has "accelerated its training and fielding of equipment from the already fast pace of recent years."

On the military front, China intends to become a "global innovation superpower" and is seeking f leadership in key technologies for example Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems, advanced computing and quantum information sciences.

China's navy 'numerically' largest in the world: US report

The US DOD report states that the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) and the Peopleâs Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) together 'constitute the largest aviation force in the region'.

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