075 LHD thread

[lcloo]

Does China have enough naval helicopters to properly populate all the LHD and LPDs? So far from IISS it looks like China's total helicopter count is extremely low compared to US and Russia. The situation is even worse when it comes to naval helicopters

Naval helicopter wings in PLAN are not permanently attached to any naval ships. What you and IISS sees are those helicopters that were deployed for the durantions of training and exercises onboard these ships, also you are at the mercy of PLAN on what they want you to see and what were allowed to be photographed.

There is more than one helicopter for each surface combattants like FFG and DDG in PLAN. There are less than 100 FFGs and DDGS in service at the moment, and there were at least 180 naval helicopters in July 2024 according to Chinese sources. A year later in July 2025, there will be several dozens more new naval helicopters inducted, expecially Z20 naval versions.

And I don't think Russia navy has more helicopters than PLAN. US navy has far more LHA, LPD and aircraft carrier than China, thus their need for naval helicopters is larger.

 

[Gloire_bb]

And I don't think Russia navy has more helicopters than PLAN. US navy has far more LHA, LPD and aircraft carrier than China, thus their need for naval helicopters is larger.

It had in the past. Now active MA VMF helicopter force is quite Eu-sized, Chinese is both larger(already for a few years) and far more modern.