Navantia will modernize the Type 071E HTMS Chang Amphibious Assault Ship, built by China for the Thai Navy

In a significant advance for the strengthening of its presence in Southeast Asia, the Spanish company Navantia has signed a contract on April 10 to modernize the HTMS Chang (792) amphibious assault ship of the Royal Navy of Thailand. This ship, of the Type 071E class, was built by the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard of China, and delivered in April 2023 as part of an agreement reached between the two countries in 2019. HTMS Chang, with its 20,000 tons …