Rumors of a successor frigate class to the 054A began circulating as far back as the early 2010s; however, it was never fully clear what such a frigate would entail. An increased displacement ...

The Philippine Navy commissioned its first guided-missile frigate and showcased American-provided unmanned surface vessels at ...

The Navy wing of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has commissioned a new-generation frigate, which it says will play a crucial role in enhancing its combat effectiveness. It is the first Type ...

The type 054B frigate, called the Luohe, is an evolution of the People's Liberation Army Navy's type 054A (Jiangkai II) class frigate, first launched in 2020. The new warship is not only the ...

shows what looks like a new class of frigate under construction in the Hudong shipyard. At about 147m long and 18m wide, the ship looks like a configuration of the Type-054B frigate. It is bigger than ...

The Type 054B frigate represents a significant shift from its predecessor, the Type 054A. With an increased ... the Type 054B class will likely become a vital part of its surface fleet.

It also mentions that the Type 054A's diesel propulsion could not ... designed to respond to the upcoming US Constellation class frigate, the US Navy's next-generation general-purpose warship.

The Type 054B is an upgraded variant of the Type 054A, the most deployed frigate class in the People's Liberation Army Navy. About 30 Type 054As are in service with the Navy. According to images ...

frigate, which has been in PLAN service since 2008. The service presently operates a fleet of 34 Type 054A-class frigates with six more hulls in the class under construction at various Chinese ...

Shi Hong, executive chief editor of the Chinese magazine Shipborne Weapons, told the Global Times that the 4,000 ton-class Type 054A frigate is well-balanced in multiple roles, and it can conduct ...

China has completed delivery of four multipurpose frigates to the Pakistan Navy. The Pakistan Navy (PN) took receipt of its final two of a quartet of Chinese-built Type 054A/P Tughril-class multirole ...