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| A Zubr landing craft (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Among photographs of various ships being built in Chinese shipyards that have recently surfaced online, two hovercrafts resembling the Ukrainian Zubr-class air-cushioned landing craft appear. One of them sports the serial number 3352, a number that would only be stamped once the craft has been commissioned, reports China's Global Times.
China has a vast eastern coastline and is engaged in several disputes with neighboring countries over islands and reefs in the South and East China seas. The potential addition of the Zubr landing craft to its fleet has naturally attracted a lot of attention.
With the end of the basic construction of China's first home-built Zubr and the arrival of the second imported Zubr, a fleet is already in its infancy, said the report. When China completes the full fleet of four, it will allow the PLA's marine corps to transport supplies and replacement troops to island garrisons, as well as provide them with military support.
Read the full story at Want China Times