Written by Buck Sexton

Speed, agility, and a weapons system designed to destroy much larger ships define the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) triple-hull Type 022 missile boat.

Wired is reporting that China has already built a fleet of these missile ships, which are designed to dominate shallow water, shore-hugging maritime missions, and function as an inexpensive anti-ship platform compared to traditional frigates and destroyers.

But what is perhaps most distressing is the creation and deployment of this major Chinese weapons systems over the past few years has blown away U.S. efforts to build a similar vessel.

China plans to crank out a reported... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chinas-deadly-missile-boats-outpacing-si...