1949 On April 23rd, the Navy of the East China Military Region of the China People's Liberation Army was established in Baima Temple, Taizhou, Jiangsu, with Zhang Aiping as the commander and political commissar. Since then, a new service, the People's Navy, has appeared in the China People's Liberation Army.

1989 February 17, China Central Military Commission approved the establishment of the East China Military Region Navy, 1949 April 23rd was the founding day of the PLA Navy. 1949165438+1On October 8th, the 1st and 2nd Brigade of the Navy of East China Military Region was established.

1950 On April 14, the naval leadership was established in Beijing. This is the highest leading organ of the navy under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, with Xiao as commander, deputy political commissar and director of the political department. In the same year, Wang Hongkun was appointed as deputy commander and Luo Shunchu as chief of staff. Later, the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet and the North China Sea Fleet were established one after another.

The importance of the PLA navy

The PLA Navy is the maritime armed force of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the maritime service of the People's Liberation Army of China. The PLA navy is mainly composed of naval vessels and naval aviation. Its main task is to defend the enemy's invasion from the sea independently or in cooperation with the army and air force, defend the sovereignty of territorial waters and safeguard maritime rights and interests.

Its combat troops-except the naval headquarters, are distributed in the three major fleets of the North Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea. The navy is the main force in maritime operations, with surface, underwater and air combat capabilities.

A new generation of main battle equipment represented by new aircraft carriers, new destroyers, new submarines and new fighters, as well as new weapon systems such as missiles, torpedoes, naval guns and electronic warfare equipment have been delivered one after another.

The People's Navy has advanced weapons and equipment in the world, such as large-scale regional air defense ships, nuclear-powered submarines and AIP submarines. The PLA Naval Air Force is now equipped with bombers, patrol aircraft, electronic jammers, seaplanes, transport planes and other service aircraft.

There are not only shore-to-ship missiles and ship-to-ship missiles, but also ship-to-air missiles, air-to-ship missiles and air-to-air missiles. The PLA Navy has about 240,000 active servicemen, more than 300 ships and more than 600 aircraft. The total tonnage of active ships is second only to the United States, and it is the largest maritime armed force in the western Pacific.

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