China's new Type 055 destroyer rivals the capabilities of the US's aging Ticonderoga class and may exceed it in threatening ...
it is an apex predator in the PLAN's growing fleet meant to protect China's carriers from harm. The class is so daunting and capable that the US Department of Defense classifies it as a cruiser.
The US Navy (USN) has agreed to change its ship-modernisation plan developed for guided-missile cruisers (CGs) following a critique and recommendation by the US Government Accountability Office ...