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ORIGINAL: Hongjian

Nice.
Looks like a full deck!

Wonder how many J-15s there are in the hangar.

The U.S. Navy's first purpose-built expeditionary sea base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), departed from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment, July 10. Puller is deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet to provide operational support for U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the region.

The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy) released pictures of a recent anti-ship missile exercise which took place in the Sea of Japan (Donghae or East Sea). The pictures, taken July 6th, show Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KDX-I) ROKS Yang Manchun launching a Harpoon anti-ship missile and Incheon-class frigate (FFX-I) ROKS Chungbuk launching a C-Star SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced today that shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) delivered the sixth KSS-2 (Type 214 Jang Bogo-II class) diesel-electric submarine (SSK) to the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy). The submarine is nammed "Yu Gwan-sun", a patriotic martyr who fought for Korean independence.

The promising Russian Minoga ship-based helicopter is planned to be versatile and transformable to accomplish different tasks, Russian Helicopters Group’s press office said. "The Ka-27 helicopter was planned to have three versions, i.e. the antisubmarine warfare, search and rescue and transport/combat ones. Now, a sufficient number of other options are available. There is a plan to make the Minoga rotorcraft versatile and quickly transformable to accomplish different missions," the press office added.

The lead Priboy-class amphibious assault ship will cost about 40 billion rubles ($675 million) and it will take up to five years to build it, Head of the Prospective Shipbuilding Department at Russia’s Krylov State Research Center Vladimir Pepelyayev told TASS. In all, Russia’s Navy is planning to receive two amphibious assault ships before 2025, he added.

"At our estimates, such a ship will cost around 40 billion rubles, considering all development stages, construction and trials," Pepelyayev said.

Speaking about the timeframe, the department’s head said that it would take about one year to work out a rough design and 1-1.5 years to develop a detail design and then the development of its design documentation and construction will follow.

Sweden's Defense Materiel Administration, FMV, announced the procurement of 18 new combat boats Stridsbåt 90HSM from local boat-builder Dockstavarvet. The M stands for modernization. This includes upgraded driveline, upgraded protection, environmentally friendly engines, modern electronics and a remote-controlled weapon station for a 12.7 mm gun. The estimated life of the new combat boats is beyond 2040.

Although I am not sure about the source.

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

I still wonder why the PLAN sent the MLP 868 Donghaidao to Djibouti. If they wanted to send containers and heavy machinery to construct/outfit the support base, a civilian freighter would be sufficient. No need for its semi-submersible capability.

"It was first rumored in 2011 that 607 Institute was developing the next generation of active radar homing LRAAM dubbed PL-15 which is comparable to American AIM-120D. The missile was later identified as a PL-12 variant (PL-15?) which might have evolved from the earlier PL-12C design. PL-12G features redesigned stabilizing fins and tail control fins with smaller wingspans in order to fit into the internal weapon bay of J-20. The missile also has a new a dual pulse rocket motor which extends its range to 200km. Its two-way datalink and a new active/passive dual mode AESA seeker onboard will give it an excellent ECCM capability against severe jamming. A PL-15 prototype was first seen underneath the wing of a J-11B in 2012. In 2013 PL-15 was first seen inside J-20's main internal weapon bay during its weapon integration tests. It was reported by US intelligence that PL-12G was successfully test-fired in 2015. The latest image (November 2016) suggested that PL-15G can also be carried by the J-10B/C series."