NEW DELHI: In a major build up of the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean , 14 PLA Navy ships were spotted by the Indian Navy in the region in August. So in August for about two weeks there were 14 ships in the area,” he said.The navy chief also explained that the PLAN submarine deployments in the IOR began in 2013. It now has ships deployed permanently at the Andaman Sea, mouth of Malacca Strait, besides Bay of Bengal and Strait of Lombok. The PLAN submarine deployments are monitored every 24 or 48 hours with maritime patrol aircraft locating the surface support ships. Next year is also likely to witness the navy floating a Request for Proposal for procuring 57 multi-borne carrier fighters.

Source: Economic Times December 01, 2017 14:15 UTC