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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities
Future Size and Capability of U.S. Navy .............................................................................59
Long-Range Carrier-Based Aircraft and Long-Range Weapons........................ 59
CBARS Aircraft (Previously UCLASS Aircraft)...........................................................59
Long-Range Anti-Ship and Land Attack Missiles ........................................................60
Long-Range A ir-to-A ir M issile...................................................................................... 62
Navy's Ability to Counter China's ASBMs.........................................................................63
Breaking the ASBM's Kill Chain .................................................................................63
Endo-Atmospheric Target for Simulating DF-21D ASBM...........................................66
Navy's Ability to Counter China's Submarines .................................................................67
N avy's Fleet A rchitecture.................................................................................................... 68
Legislative A ctivity for FY2017............................................................................................... 69
FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909/S. 2943)...................... 69
H ouse (Com m ittee Report).......................................................................................... 69
Senate................................................................................................................................ 71
FY2017 DOD Appropriations Act (H.R. 5293/S. 3000)......................................................74
Senate................................................................................................................................ 74
Figures
Figure 1. Jin (Type 094) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine ......................................................12
Figure 2. Yuan (Type 039A) Class Attack Submarine...............................................................13
Figure 3. Acoustic Quietness of Chinese and Russian Nuclear-Powered Submarines........... 14
Figure 4. Acoustic Quietness of Chinese and Russian Non-Nuclear-Powered Submarines ......... 15
Figure 5. A ircraft Carrier Liaoning ............................................................................................ 19
Figure 6. Potential Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Under Construction........................ 21
Figure 7. J-15 Carrier-Capable Fighter ......................................................................................22
Figure 8. Luyang II (Type 052C) Class Destroyer ....................................................................28
Figure 9. Jiangkai II (Type 054A) Class Frigate ........................................................................30
Figure 10. Type 056 Corvette ................................................................................................... 32
Figure 11. Houbei (Type 022) Class Fast Attack Craft.............................................................33
Figure 12. China Coast Guard Ship........................................................................................... 34
Figure 13. Yuzhao (Type 071) Class Amphibious Ship.............................................................36
Figure 14. Type 081 LHD (Unconfirmed Conceptual Rendering of a Possible Design).......... 37
Figure 15. Very Large Floating Structure (VLFS)....................................................................40
Tables
Table 1. PLA Navy Submarine Commissionings ......................................................................16
Table 2. PLA Navy Destroyer Commissionings........................................................................29
Table 3. PLA Navy Frigate Commissionings .............................................................................31
Table 4. Numbers of PLA Navy Ships Provided by ONI in 2013 .............................................46
Table 5. Numbers of PLA Navy Ships and Aircraft Provided by ONI in 2009................. 47
Table 6. Numbers of PLA Navy Ships Presented in Annual DOD Reports to Congress.......... 49Congressional Research Service
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O'Rourke, Ronald. China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress, report, May 31, 2016; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc855917/m1/4/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.