Editing People's Liberation Army Navy (section)

==Equipment==
[[File:PLANS Xiamen (DDG-154) 20180420.jpg|thumb|Destroyer ''Xiamen'']]

China's navy is the second-largest in the world in terms of tonnage.<ref name=":Li" />{{Rp|page=263}}

===Ships and submarines===
{{Main list|List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy}}

As of 2024, the navy has an overall battle force of more than 350 ships and submarines.<ref name=":Li" />{{Rp|page=263–264}}

===Aircraft===
{{Main list|List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft#People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force}}

China operates carrier-based fighter aircraft. The Chinese Navy also operates helicopters for battlefield logistics, reconnaissance, patrol and medical evacuation.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Naval weaponry===
{{Main|Naval weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy}}

The QBS-06 is an [[Underwater firearm|underwater assault rifle]] with 5.8×42 DBS-06. It is based on the Soviet [[APS underwater rifle|APS]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.xilu.com/2011/0604/news_608_163206.html |title = 国产QBS06式5.8毫米水下自动步枪猜想 |website = Xilu.com |date = 6 April 2011 |access-date = 22 April 2016 |archive-date = 1 December 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181201200444/http://www.xilu.com/2011/0604/news_608_163206.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

In early February 2018, pictures of what is claimed to be a Chinese [[railgun]] were published online. In pictures the gun is shown mounted on the bow of a [[Type 072III-class landing ship]] [[Haiyang Shan|''Haiyangshan'']].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In March 2018, it was reported that China had claimed to have begun testing its electromagnetic rail gun at sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/china-says-building-electromagnetic-railgun-seen-leaked-warship-photos-stunned-844932|title=China Says It Is Testing World's First Railgun at Sea, Confirming Leaked Photos of Electromagnetic Weapon|work=Newsweek|date=14 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/chinas-supergun-nears-readiness/news-story/f3554a1cc140413ae16af7078f0e5cca|title=China's Railgun Confirmed: Military 'Award' Reveals Electromagnetic Supergun Tested at Sea|work=News Corp Australia |date=15 March 2018}}</ref>