Improved Type 054A frigate? New warship spotted in China

Beijing, Sept.16 (China Defense Mashup Report by Johnathan Weng) -- Those photos were pictured in Huangpu Shipbuilding Company

improved Type 054

improved Type 054

improved Type 054

improved Type 054

improved Type 054

The Type 054 (NATO codename: Jiangkai Class) is the new-generation multirole missile frigate for the PLA Navy. The main contractors are the Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and Guangzhou-based Huangpu Shipyard, both under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Production of the first-of-class, Ma’anshan (525), was begun in late 2002 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and it was launched on 11 September 2003. The ship was commissioned on 18 February 2005. The second hull Wenzhou (526) was launched on 30 November 2003 at Huangpu Shipyard and it was commissioned in 2006. Both ships are deployed by the PLA Navy East Sea Fleet.From the third hull, the ship was built in the improved Type 054A (Jiangkai-II class) variant, featuring an 32-cell air-defence missile VLS and Russian Top Plate 3D air search radar.

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