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Algeria shifts maritime defense as Chinese corvette plans sail ahead
The Algerian Ministry of Defense has announced plans to begin constructing Chinese Type 056 corvettes in local shipyards, ...
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Algeria signals a shift to domestic shipbuilding for Type 056 corvettes
In mid-2020, the country ordered a Type 056 corvette from the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), at a cost of US$102 million. The El Moutassadi corvette was delivered in 2023. It was ...
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China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissions New Type 056A Corvette
As I explained last month: The 41st Type 056/056A corvette, Nanchong, was commissioned at a naval port in Guangdong province in Southern China in the beginning of June. Prior to that ...
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Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette
The new ship’s main area of responsibility will be the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.