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China’s Navy Tests Hovercraft Launches at Sea: What It Means for Island

CLAVE 1 / 4China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) tested shipborne hovercraft launches from the Type-071 amphibious dock landing ship Yimengshan.

CLAVE 2 / 4The Type-726 Wild Horse Class hovercraft, weighing 150 tons, can carry a main battle tank or four armoured vehicles.

CLAVE 3 / 4Over 40 Type-726 hovercraft are now in service, with the fleet split between the East and South Sea Fleets.

CLAVE 4 / 4The drills, conducted in late September, highlight China’s focus on rapid island-seizure capabilities.

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