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Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) used Harbin Z-9 helicopters during the drill, which then fired live missiles at simulated targets. According to the United States Naval Institute (USNI), the missiles, launched “several days ago”, were “anti-ship” variants.
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The ship, called the Type 075, is known as a Landing Helicopter Dock. According to reports, it set sail from the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.