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J-16D to Suppress Air Defenses Role

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    Using the J-16/Su-30 airframe, the J-16D deletes some air to air 
combat gear for cramming in electronic attack equipment that includes 
electronic intelligence pods.<br />

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    The J-16D's wingtips have built in electronic intelligence pods, 
which intercept enemy electronic signals like radar transmissions, for 
processing in the fighter's computers, which then tell the J-16D's 
jammers how to scramble, confuse and block enemy usage of the 
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The J-16D is a J-16/Su-30 multi-role fighter 
optimized for "Wild Weasel" missions. Starting in the Vietnam War, Wild 
Weasels are fighters designed to take on surface-to-air missile 
batteries in a SEAD (Supression of Enemy Air Defense) role. Armed with 
anti-radiation missiles (which lock on and target radars by their 
electronic emissions) and electronic intelligence and electronic warfare
 jammers, they are designed to engage and suppress defenses, opening the
 way for traditional air attacks. <i>Popular Science</i></div>
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Compared to the baseline J-16, the J-16D has 
removed its Infrared Search Tracking sensor and 30mm cannon to 
accommodate more electronics inside its fuselage.  It also has several 
antennas mounted around its fuselage.  The J-16D also two large ELINT 
pods on its wingtips, similar to those on the E/A-18 Growler, to collect
 enemy radar and electronic activity.  Additionally, the J-16D has 
smaller radome, likely to include an active electronically scanned array
 (AESA) radar optimized for electronic warfare, including signals 
collection and jamming.  The J-16D will be fitted with large AESA 
jamming pods, a development of current jammers on JH-7A attack aircraft;
 its attack ability will come from YJ-91, LD-10 and other anti-radiation
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    The Xian JH-7 is China's first generation twin seat strike 
fighter (a role now being taken over by the J-16).  The JH-7 and JH-7A 
can carry two large electronic warfare jamming pods under their wings to
 jam enemy missiles and radar.  The more capable J-16D will also carry 
such large pods (though upgraded with technology like AESA elements) as 
it flies alongside J-16 and other Chinese fighters.<br />

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The J-16D provides Chinese aerial operations 
with a fast, maneuverable and long range EW and Wild Weasel platform 
that can protect Chinese fighters and bombers like the J-10, J-11, J-15,
 J-20, J-31 and H-6K bomber. In combat operations, the J-16 would 
first use its jammers to disrupt the target and fire control of enemy 
air defenses, before firing its long range anti-radiation missiles, 
which are equally deadly against both mobile and fixed air defenses.  As
 a fighter, it can still take part in aerial combat in self defense and 
to protect other aircraft against enemy fighters.</div>
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    The CM-102 anti-radiation missile, first seen here at the 2014 
Zhuhai Air Show, is a supersonic, 100km range air launched missile with 
an anti-radiation warhead that homes in on the electronic activity of 
enemy transmitters like radars.  The CM-102 is one of the many attack 
options for the J-16 to destroy enemy radars and other electronic 
equipment as part of its Wild Weasel mission. <i>Popular Science</i><br />

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<b>Y-12F, advanced turboprop aircraft </b><br />
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Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) has been awarded type 
certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).<br />
The aircraft can be used for various civil and military applications 
such as freight and passenger transportation, maritime surveillance, 
airdrops of personnel and goods, reconnaissance, geological prospecting 
and medical services, an AVIC statement said today.<br />
Compared to its competing aircraft around the world, the Y-12F boasts 
advantages in payload, travel distance, speed and comprehensive 
effectiveness.<br />
The aircraft’s advantages reside not only in having larger cabin volume 
and payload, higher speed, longer travel distance, strong single-engine 
capabilities and good high altitude adaptation, but also in its top 
performance in the ton kilometer/hour operation cost indicator, which is
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J-16D to Suppress Air Defenses Role

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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">"2101" rolled out of the factory on December 26, 2015, still in its 
bright yellow factory primer. 2101 is structurally most similar to 
"2016" and "2017", J-20 prototypes. With the first </span><span style="font-size: small;">low rate initial production (LRIP) 
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the CAC factory in Chengdu, Sichuan, the first production 
J-20, "2101", is put through taxiing tests on the factory runway.  
"2101" will soon have a coat of radar-absorbent material (RAM) applied 
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 CAC in under five years (the first J-20 prototype flew in January 
2011). In comparison, the first production F-35A (AF-6) flew in February
 2011, five years after the first F-35 prototype flew in February 2006. 
The F-22 also took about five years to transition from first flight to 
LRIP (September 1997 and February 2002). <i>Popular Science</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The J-20 also carries a powerful active 
electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, nose-mounted infrared search 
and tracking sensors, and fuselage-mounted cameras to give its pilot a 
VR 360 degree imaging (similar to the F-35's avionics).  For weapons, 
the J-20 would have long-range missiles like the PL-12, PL-15, and 
PL-21, and short-ranged infrared-guided PL-8 and PL-10. Networked with 
other platforms such as the Divine Eagle anti-stealth drone, the J-20's 
array of sensors will give it the ability to go toe-to-toe with other 
stealth fighters. <i>Popular Science</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Future J-20's will likely have super-cruise capable WS-15 
turbofan engines and improved gallium nitride AESA radars, with further 
out options including pilot controlled UAVs.  As J-20 testing wraps up, 
the PLAAF will also have many other new projects to roll out, like the 
J-31 stealth fighter, H-20 stealth bomber, Sharp Sword stealth UAV and 
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There has produced and busily test flied four experimental prototypes
 of J-20 stealth fighter jet nos. 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six 
prototypes nos. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. There has been 
news that trial series production of J-20 will begin in 2016 and trial 
service will begin in 2017.<br />
The serial numbers of prototypes experimental or not are 20xx, but 
that of the brand new is 2101 to show it is another type of J-20 made in
 series production. They will all bear the numbers of 
21xx instead of the numbers of 20xx for prototypes.<br />
<i><span class="skimlinks-unlinked">war.163.com</span> “Vital Breakthrough in Development of J-20: Emergence of a brand new series-produced J-20” </i><br />
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Background:</h2>
The 052D class DDG is the successor to the 052C class anti air warfare DDG.
 052D inherits the same overall hull and certain weapons and sensors 
from its predecessor, and fields an identical propulsion arrangement, 
but also boasts many improved capabilities such as a new type of main 
gun, an improved active phased array radar (APAR), as well as a much 
improved vertical launch system (VLS) with greater cell count. It is 
likely that 052D also boasts substantial internal upgrades such as 
improved combat management systems, a more modern combat information 
centre (CIC) and generally more capable mission related software and 
hardware.<br />
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Ancestry of the 052D class can be traced back to the original two 
ship 052 class DDGs commissioned in 1994, through to the improved 052B 
class DDG, and the Chinese Navy’s first aegis type long range AAW 052C 
class DDG. Each of these classes pioneered new capabilities for the 
Chinese Navy. The 052 class was the first Chinese Navy surface combatant
 equipped with gas turbines and various imported western combat 
management systems and sensors which would help guide development of 
indigenous combat systems and integration aboard future warships. The 
052B class DDG was the first domestically produced surface combatant 
fielding an area air defence capability via the imported Russian naval 
Shtil SAM, however only two were produced. The 052C class DDG in turn 
was the Chinese Navy’s first surface combatant equipped with an advanced
 multifunction APAR providing fixed 360 degree coverage as well as the 
first Chinese warship equipped with a VLS and a naval SAM capable of 
true long range coverage through the HHQ-9. 052C enjoyed a longer 
production run than its successors, reaching six ships after a 
multi-year delay in production after the first pair were produced.<br />
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052D fields a more compact, more multi-role and generally more capable 
VLS compared to 052C, and is equipped with an improved variant of the 
Type 346 APAR dubbed the Type 346A, and also features new weapons 
systems such as a new 130mm gun designated PJ-38 and the HQ-10 missile 
CIWS. 052D is also the most stealthy 052 derivative (despite far from 
approaching the very low observable nature of the Zumwalt class DDG), 
and likely fields the newest generation of combat management systems, 
datalinking, and command capabilities.<br />
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However, despite the impressive qualitative advancements of the 052D 
class, it is the quantitative factor where 052D is most unique. 052D is 
the first class of destroyer that the Chinese Navy has immediately 
produced in serial production since it began its modernization drive in 
the mid 1990s. Previous Chinese destroyer classes were only produced in 
pairs, likely due to the Chinese Navy’s need to rapidly test and absorb 
new technologies and capabilities, but also probably due to the Navy’s 
relative dissatisfaction for their capabilities compared to 
international gold standard destroyers such as the US Navy’s Burke class
 DDG or the Royal Navy’s Type 45 DDG.<br />
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<a href="http://plarealtalk.com/2015/11/23/profile-052d-class-destroyer/" target="_blank">052D</a> production began after 052C production without pause, where the 
first 052D DDG was launched in late August 2012, barely two months after
 the sixth and last 052C DDG was launched in mid July 2012. Since then, 
052D production has continued, and indeed, production has been expanded 
to two shipyards rather than one.<br />
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Production of the first eight 052Ds occurred at Jiangnan shipyard at 
Changxing island near Shanghai, the same shipyard where the entire 052C 
class were produced. In early 2015, photo evidence finally confirmed 
long standing rumours that 052Ds were under construction by Dalian 
shipyard at the northern coastal city of Dalian. Jiangnan shipyard is 
currently producing 052Ds on one production line in one building hall, 
and the fact that they have launched seven 052Ds in the span of three 
years suggests a very impressive and efficient shipyard. Dalian shipyard
 appears to be constructing two 052Ds simultaneously in parallel, 
however production at Dalian also seems to be somewhat slower than at 
Jiangnan.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_277" style="width: 675px;"><img alt="052D production at Jiangnan shipyard, in late March, 2015. Three 052Ds are visible in the fitting basin in the right of the picture, with an additional 052D in transfer drydock" class=" wp-image-277" height="381" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-jiangnan-2-e1448269594918.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Google
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2015. Three 052Ds are visible in the fitting basin in the right of the 
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<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_274" style="width: 658px;"><img alt="052D production at Dalian. Imagery at Dalian is more difficult to acquire than at Jiangnan, but it is enough to ascertain that two vessels are likely currently under construction in parallel" class=" wp-image-274" height="482" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-dalian.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052D
 production at Dalian. Imagery at Dalian is more difficult to acquire 
than at Jiangnan, but it is enough to ascertain that two vessels are 
likely currently under construction in parallel</figcaption></figure>
The first 052D was commissioned in late March 2014, and a second 052D
 was commissioned in early August 2015, with a third vessel expected to 
be commissioned in late 2015 or early 2016. At time of writing, two 
052Ds are commissioned, three 052Ds are in various stages of sea trials,
 and another two 052Ds are currently being fitted out, with one further 
052D expected to be launched in late 2015 or early 2016, all at Jiangnan
 shipyard alone. Dalian shipyard is simultaneously constructing two 
052Ds and is expected to launch its first 052D in early 2016, and its 
second 052D in late 2016 or early 2017.<br />
As of present, the consensus exists that that twelve 052Ds were ordered 
by the Chinese Navy, with eight ships to be constructed by Jiangnan 
shipyard and four by Dalian. Considering the rate of work at both 
shipyards, it is conceivable that all twelve 052Ds may enter service by 
or before 2020.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_271" style="width: 657px;"><img alt="Lead ship, DDG 172 Kunming was commissioned in March 2014" class=" wp-image-271" height="456" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-172.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Lead ship, DDG 172 Kunming was commissioned in March 2014</figcaption></figure>
However, recent rumours have also posited that the Chinese Navy may 
order a further twelve 052Ds for a total production run of twenty 
four ships. If such rumours are true, then projection of when  twenty 
four 052Ds may enter service is complicated by the expected 055 class 
large DDG within the next few years, which is expected to be produced at
 both Jiangnan shipyard and Dalian shipyard in not-insubstantial numbers
 as well. However, assuming 052D production at both shipyards is 
maintained without pause to fulfill a further twelve 052Ds, it is 
plausible that a full twenty four 052Ds could be commissioned by the 
early 2020s, even alongside initial construction of the 055 class.<br />
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But even assuming “only” twelve 052D class DDGs are produced, this 
number of warships combined with the six 052C class DDGs will provide 
the Chinese Navy with a substantial number of modern aegis type surface 
combatants by 2020.<br />

Mass production of the 052D class DDG will likely do for the Chinese 
Navy’s destroyer fleet what the 054A class FFG has done for the Chinese 
Navy’s frigate fleet – specifically, the 052D class DDG will finally 
provide the Chinese Navy a modern, competitive destroyer class with 
qualitative capabilities in strategically relevant and flexible 
quantities.<br />
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General Specifications:</h2>
<h3>
Dimensions and Layout</h3>
Dimensions of the 052D class are generally similar to its 052C class 
predecessor, and picture evidence suggests no meaningful difference in 
either length (155 meters) or beam (17 meters). 052D may feature a 
slightly increased displacement compared to 052C, and some open sources 
have speculated a maximum displacement of 7,500 tons. Official 
disclosures from Chinese state media and the Chinese military do not 
seem to be available, however they also may deliberately under-represent
 the full displacement of their warships. Therefore, extrapolating from 
052C’s estimated actual full displacement, and comparing to other 
similarly sized warships, 052D may have a full displacement in excess of
 7,000 tons, making it a medium to heavy weight surface combatant.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_269" style="width: 646px;"><img alt="An image taken aboard a commercial airliner flying over Jiangnan shows an 052D sitting beside an 052C in the fitting basin. Note the identical dimensions, as well as the noticeably different VLS arrangement between both vessels" class=" wp-image-269" height="485" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052c-052d-compare.jpg" width="646" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">An
 image taken aboard a commercial airliner flying over Jiangnan shows an 
052D sitting beside an 052C in the fitting basin. Note the identical 
dimensions, as well as the noticeably different VLS arrangement between 
both vessels</figcaption></figure>
052D appears to feature the same propulsion as the 052C class, in a 
Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) arrangement, featuring domestically 
produced QC280 gas turbines, a license produced version of the Ukrainian
 DN80. Output of the QC280s has been listed at 28 megawatts, however 
some outlets have suggested it may be lower at only 23 megawatts – this 
discrepancy may reflect initial shortfalls in performance by early 
prototypes and trials. Nevertheless, it is expected that 052D would be 
capable of reaching speeds in excess of 30 knots, similar to the 052C 
class DDG.<br />

052D is equipped with a hangar and a helipad both of similar size to 
the 052C, however the hangar is set in a more aesthetically pleasing 
centreline within the aft superstructure as opposed to offset port like 
in 052C.<br />
052D’s forward superstructure and deckhouse follows the same 052C and 
Burke style arrangement where four fixed radar arrays dominate the 
superstructure, however compared to 052C, each array is wider, 
necessitating an associated modification in overall proportions and 
scaling. As a a result of these small modifications, 052D’s 
superstructure appears to be more pleasing to the eye than 052C.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_291" style="width: 232px;"><img alt="052Cs superstructure and deckhouse" class=" wp-image-291" height="400" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052c-bridge.jpg" width="397" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052Cs superstructure and</figcaption>deckhouse</figure>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_292" style="width: 315px;"><img alt="052Ds superstructure and deckhouse, noticeably more attractive than that of its predecessor" class=" wp-image-292" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-bridge.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052Ds superstructure and deckhouse, noticeably more attractive than that of its predecessor</figcaption></figure>
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Armament</h3>
The first most visible difference in armament between 052D and 052C, 
is the 052D’s substantially larger main gun. 052D’s main gun is the 
PJ-38 130mm gun, and is a highly modernized, single barrel version of 
the Russian AK-130 equipped aboard the Navy’s Sovremenny class DDGs 
first bought from Russia in the early 2000s. The PJ-38 is thought to be a
 substantially more reliable and capable gun than the 052C’s 100mm 
French main gun design, not only fielding a larger calibre (and thus 
with associated larger shell size and greater range) but is also said to
 be able to fire a variety of extended range munitions, smart munitions,
 and air defence munitions, thus increasing the flexibility of 052D’s 
anti surface and anti air capabilities overall.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_288" style="width: 630px;"><img alt="PJ-38 130mm gun aboard 052D compared to the older 100mm gun aboard 052C next to it" class=" wp-image-288" height="442" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pj-38-vs-100mm.jpg" width="630" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">PJ-38 130mm gun aboard 052D compared to the older 100mm gun aboard 052C next to it</figcaption></figure>
052D fields the same PJ-12 seven barrel 30mm CIWS as the 052C on its 
bow CIWS platform, however the aft PJ-12 aboard 052C has been replaced 
by a 24 cell HQ-10 SAM based CIWS on the helicopter hangar. This CIWS 
arrangement is somewhat reminiscent of the Republic of Korea Navy’s 
Sejong class DDG which fields a RIM-116 RAM launcher on the bow platform
 and a Goalkeeper CIWS aft. Regardless, 052D’s differing CIWS 
arrangement is likely reflective of careful analyses by the Chinese 
Navy, and the HQ-10 CIWS may provide certain capabilities which a PJ-12 
lacks.<br />
052D is also equipped with other standard weapons seen aboard Chinese 
Navy surface combatants, such as two triple 324mm torpedo launchers in 
aft locations behind enclosed doors, and also four eighteen tube flare, 
chaff and rocket launchers atop the helicopter hangar.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_286" style="width: 560px;"><img alt="HQ-10 CIWS SAM is mounted atop the hangar structure aboard 052D" class="size-full wp-image-286" height="397" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hq-10-sam-e1448269476904.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">HQ-10 CIWS SAM is mounted atop the hangar structure aboard 052D</figcaption></figure>
But 052D’s most substantial improvement in weapons systems over the 
052C class is its new VLS, and 052D is equipped with 64 such VLS cells, 
32 cells bow and 32 cells aft. The 052D’s VLS differs from the 052C’s 
VLS as it is arranged in rectangular modules with eight canisters each 
similar to the 054A’s VLS or the US Navy’s Mk-41 VLS or the European 
SYLVER. However, 052D’s VLS is in turn different to those other 
rectangular VLS due to the lack of a central exhaust vent. This 
interesting design was clarified through a surprisingly detailed “leak” 
of a national military standard (Guojia Junyong Biaozhun) document 
(5860-2006 standard) describing a new VLS system capable of both cold 
launch and hot launch of missiles. Exhaust from hot launched missiles 
are not vented through a common vent (like the other aforementioned hot 
launch VLS types), but rather through individual canisters, in a 
“concentric canister launch” (CCL) method where exhaust is vented 
between through a space between an “inner” and “outer” canister wall of 
each VLS cell. This is not dissimilar to the Royal Navy’s VLS for its 
previous generation Sea Wolf SAM, however 052D’s CCL likely features 
square “inner” and “outer” canisters rather than circular for the Sea 
Wolf.<br />
<br />

GJB 5860-2006 also describes the new VLS as capable of firing 
multiple types of weapons, including quad packed weapons, and comes in 
three lengths: 9 meters, 7 meters and 3.3 meters, similar to the strike 
length, tactical length and self defence length variants of Mk-41. 
Therefore, the new Chinese Navy VLS (CN VLS, for the purposes of 
discussion) is likely to be the new standardized, universal, and 
future-proof VLS armament aboard all future Chinese navy surface 
combatants for the early to mid 21st century, and possibly beyond, 
similar to the US Navy’s Mk-41 VLS.<br />
<br />
Any surface combatant equipped with the 9 meter length CN VLS (as would 
be expected aboard a medium to large sized warship like 052D) would thus
 theoretically capable of carrying and launching a significant variety 
of future Chinese Naval missiles so long as they are adapted for the CN 
VLS. In the foreseeable future, 052D’s CN VLS will likely be capable of 
firing the long range HHQ-9 SAM and its newer derivatives, the medium 
range HHQ-16 SAM and its newer derivatives, and new quad packed medium 
range SAMs that may be under development. Other weapons likely to be 
integrated aboard 052D includes the elusive new generation YJ-18 AShM, a
 new vertically launched ASROC type weapons such as the Yu-8/CY-5, or as
 well as a land attack cruise missile such as a navalized KD-10/DF-10 
variant, which would provide the Chinese Navy a land attack capability 
similar to Tomahawk equipped US destroyers and cruisers.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_268" style="width: 574px;"><img alt="Detail of the CN VLS aboard 052D, shown here is the 32 bow cells" class="size-full wp-image-268" height="258" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052-bow-detail.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Detail of the CN VLS aboard 052D, shown here are the 32 bow cells</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_289" style="width: 577px;"><img alt="32 VLS cells are mounted on the bow of 052D and 32 mounted aft between the hangar superstructure and the aft mast for a total of 64 VLS cells" class=" wp-image-289" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/VLS-detail.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">32 VLS cells are mounted on the aft between the hangar and aft mast and 32 on the bow, for a total of 64 VLS cells</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_284" style="width: 554px;"><img alt="A rare GJB disclosure provided a wealth of information confirming the characteristics and capabilities of the new VLS" class=" wp-image-284" height="411" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gjb-screen-shot.jpg" width="554" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">A
 rare GJB disclosure provided a wealth of information confirming the 
characteristics and capabilities of the new VLS, rare for the Chinese 
military</figcaption></figure>
With 64 VLS canisters, each capable of firing multiple types of 
weapons, 052D not only enjoys an increase in equivalent firepower 
compared to an 052C (which is equipped with only 48 single role VLS for 
HHQ-9 and 8 slant launchers for YJ-62 AShM) by fielding an additional 8 
VLS canisters, but also fields substantially more flexibility in 
conducting various missions including anti surface missions, anti 
submarine missions, land attack missions, as well as medium range air 
defence, in addition to standard long range air defence. In future, 052D
 may also be expected to carry out ballistic missile defence missions 
through upgrades of its Type 346A radar and integration of future 
ballistic missile defence weapons.<br />
<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_202" style="width: 494px;"><img alt="A likely candidate weapon aboard 052D, the HHQ-9 LR SAM" class="size-full wp-image-202" height="330" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hhq-9-parade-geometry.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">A likely candidate weapon aboard 052D, the HHQ-9 LR SAM</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_282" style="width: 595px;"><img alt="It is also likely for 052D to be equipped with a naval variant of the DF-10 land attack cruise missile" class=" wp-image-282" height="443" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/df-10-lacm-e1448270480843.jpg" width="640" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">It is also likely for 052D to be equipped with a naval variant of the DF-10 land attack cruise missile</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_283" style="width: 615px;"><img alt="052D is likely to also eventually be equipped with a quad packable MR SAM, such as this DK-10 ARH guided SAM with a range of 50km offered for export. Some minor modifications to aerofoils and launch mechanism may ready it for integration onto the new CN VLS" class=" wp-image-283" height="589" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dk-10-sam-e1448270517493.jpg" width="615" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052D
 is likely to also eventually be equipped with a quad packable MR SAM, 
such as this DK-10 ARH guided SAM with a range of 50km offered for 
export. Some minor modifications to aerofoils and launch mechanism may 
ready it for integration onto the new CN VLS</figcaption></figure>
<h3>
Main Sensors</h3>
The 052D’s APAR is an evolution of the Type 346 of 052C, and is 
designated Type 346A. 052D’s flat array cover suggests a pure liquid 
cooling arrangement for the radar, compared to a combined liquid and gas
 cooling for the Type 346.<br />
Type 346A is also noticeably larger than Type 346 and is square shaped 
rather than rectangular. Picture evidence indicates Type 346A is the 
same height as Type 346, but is one third wider than Type 346, therefore
 simple arithmetic indicates an increase in array surface area size by 
33.3%. The consequences of this substantial increase in array size may 
have interesting repercussions for the capability of the radar, 
especially in terms of peak power.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_204" style="width: 674px;"><img alt="The differing shape and size between the Type 346A of 052D and Type 346 of 052C is highly visible in this picture" class=" wp-image-204" height="380" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/type-346-compare-type-346a.jpg" width="674" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The differing shape and size between the Type 346A of 052D and Type 346 of 052C is highly visible in this picture</figcaption></figure>
Type 346A almost certainly operates in the same S band as Type 346, 
however it is unknown at this stage if Type 346A may have leveraged 
recent international advancements in APAR design, such as replacing 
Gallium Arsenide derived transmit/receive modules with more efficient 
and higher power Gallium Nitride modules.<br />

The rest of 052D’s sensor suite outwardly appears similar if not 
identical to that of 052C, with a Type 364 surface search radar atop its
 main mast, a Type 517 derived 2D UHF band radar atop the aft mast, 
among other sensors such as a fire control radar for the main gun, ECM 
arrays, and ELINT arrays.<br />

052D is also equipped with a bow mounted sonar and appears to feature
 the relevant ports on the aft for both a towed array sonar and a towed 
torpedo decoy. It also features a the same model of variable depth sonar
 as the 056A class corvette and latter 054A class frigates, in a “swing 
up” door mechanism.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_409" style="width: 571px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-409 size-full" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-vds.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052D class VDS, the same model as that aboard 056A and 054A</figcaption></figure>
It is also likely that 052D is equipped with improved datalinks, 
communications systems and combat management systems compared to 052C, 
however these are substantially more difficult if not impossible to 
verify. 052D is also expected to feature an improved CIC compared to 
052C, leveraging a new type of console first seen aboard the 056 class 
corvettes, however photos of 052D’s CIC have yet to definitively emerge.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_287" style="width: 700px;"><img alt="A new console type has been deployed aboard the recent 056 class corvette, and will likely also find its away aboard the 052D class destroyer" class="size-full wp-image-287" height="466" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/new-type-console-circa-2010.jpg" width="700" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">A
 new console type has been deployed aboard the recent 056 class 
corvette, and will likely also find its away aboard the 052D class 
destroyer</figcaption></figure>
<hr />
<h2>
</h2>
<br />
The 052D class DDG improves upon the capabilities of the AAW oriented
 052C class DDG, and also introduces true multi-role flexibility by 
virtue of its new CN VLS which allows mounting of a significant variety 
of current and future weapons.<br />
<br />

Therefore, in the short term when only small numbers of 052Ds are in 
service, 052Ds will likely act primarily in the AAW role similar to the 
052Cs and act as the primary air defence ship among a task force or a 
carrier strike group, as well as possibly acting as a command ship for 
flag officers. 052D will likely mount a variety of AShMs, LACMs, and VL 
ASROC type weapons in addition to LR SAMs and MR SAMs, but the two 
latter weapon types will likely make up the bulk of its VLS capacity in 
the short term, due to the need for a robust air defence capability and a
 somewhat limited number of true aegis type DDGs to fulfil the mission.<br />
<br />

However, as more 052Ds gradually enter service, such as by 2020 when 
twelve 052Ds are likely to be operational, it is likely that 052Ds will 
be mounted with a greater variety of weapons during standard operations,
 as well as being replaced in the “capital ship” position by new 055 
class large DDGs which are expected to enter service around that time 
and will likely feature substantially enhanced command and AAW 
capabilities as well as more VLS (possibly up to twice as many compared 
to a 052D). Thus, the 052D class DDG will provide the Chinese Navy 
medium-heavy surface combatant with blue water range and endurance, 
available in large numbers, capable of conducting offensive and 
defensive operations in the anti surface, anti air, anti submarine and 
land attack domains as part of a surface action group, a multirole task 
force, or a carrier strike group. If twenty four 052Ds are ultimately 
ordered, these capabilities will become even more prevalent, and would 
convincingly result in the Chinese Navy having second largest fleet of 
aegis type vessels in the world after the US Navy.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_270" style="width: 661px;"><img alt="Satellite photo of a collection of Chinese Navy surface ships, including two 052Ds, one 052C and two 054As, at Yulin naval base at Hainan island. Serial production of the 052D class will dramatically increase the flexibility and presence of the Chinese Navy surface combatant fleet" class=" wp-image-270" height="392" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052c-and-052d-yulin.jpg" width="661" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Satellite
 photo of a collection of Chinese Navy surface ships, including two 
052Ds, one 052C and two 054As, at Yulin naval base at Hainan island. </figcaption></figure>
<br />

<br />

<hr />
<h2>
Conclusion:</h2>
The 052D class is an evolutionary advancement of the 052C class, 
however these advancements are not minor, as they have truly propelled 
the original humble 052 hull to a world class multi-role aegis type 
warship capable of conducting a variety of missions with a variety of 
potential payloads.<br />

But as important as the qualitative improvements of 052D class are, 
the quantitative production of the 052D is arguably just as important. A
 production run of twelve 052Ds expected to enter service by 2020 will, 
along with six preceding 052Cs, provide a robust and moderately large 
fleet of medium-heavy sized surface combatants capable of comprehensive 
AAW for a task force or a CSG.<br />
<br />
Twelve 052Ds are also sufficient to 
provide the core of one to two surface action groups (envisioning each 
SAG as two 052Ds DDGs with two 054A FFGs, supported by a 903/A class 
replenishment ship) sufficient to conduct patrol operations in blue 
water independent for multiple months and to conduct potential US Navy 
style land attack missions via VLS launched LACMs. Two forward deployed 
SAGs each assigned with two 052Ds would leave enough 052Ds and 052Cs 
available to provide the meat of any surface combatant group in the 
western pacific should the demand for naval confrontation arise 
(assuming half of the remaining 8 052Ds and 6 052Cs are operational and 
not under refit). This of course does not consider the 20 remaining 
054As in the western pacific available for the Chinese Navy of which two
 thirds may be operational if the demand called for it (assuming no 
other blue water deployments), nor does it consider the older non-aegis 
type DDGs the Chinese Navy will still have in operation such as the four
 Sovremenny class, two 051C class, two 052B class, and two 052 class.<br />

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_280" style="width: 615px;"><img alt="052Ds - they are coming, and they will come in large numbers" class=" wp-image-280" height="346" src="http://plarealtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/052d-serial-production.jpg" width="615" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">052Ds – they are coming, and they will come in large numbers</figcaption></figure>
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