
No nation has ever built a warship quite like this. In Issue 23 of the Dabolim Diaries, Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) tracks the PLA Navy's Type 076 — a vessel that combines a full flight deck, hangar, vehicle deck, well-dock for landing craft, and an electromagnetic catapult, all in a single hull. Nothing like it exists anywhere else in the world. And it went from keel-laying to launch in 15 months. Read the full assessment — including what it signals about where Chinese naval design confidence has arrived — here: maritimeindia.org/chinas-type-07… #PLANavy #China #NavalPower #IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #NationalMaritimeFoundation #DabolimDiaries #Type076





































