The Type 054B is China’s latest multirole frigate, building on the capabilities of its predecessor, the Type 054A, with ...

Southern Theater Command on Monday organized naval and air forces to conduct far seas drills passing through the Basilan ...

According to Xinhua, the “new-generation frigate” represents “a key asset in the modernisation of the PLA Navy”, despite its apparent similarity to its predecessor – the Type 054A.

A brief overview of China’s Type 054A frigate Chinese engineers began conceptualizing a successor design to China’s Type 054A frigate in the 2010s. These guided-missile warships, heavily ...

China’s first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on Wednesday. The ship class, referred to by the U.S. and NATO as the Jiangkai III class, ...

Type 054B: A technological leap in naval warfare The Luohe, with hull number 545, has a displacement of around 5,000 tonnes, making it larger and more advanced than its predecessor, the Type 054A. The ...

The Type 054B design differs significantly from the Type 054A, with 15 metres of additional length (at a full length of around 150 metres). It is also wider in the beam at 17 metres. The Type 054B ...

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 ...

Currently, the Navy's frigate forces mainly consist of Type 054A ships, which began to be deployed in 2008. According to pictures published by the Navy, the Luohe has 32 vertical launching cells that ...

This makes the ship significantly larger than its predecessor, the Type 054A, which has an overall length of about 134 m and an overall beam of 16 m. Images accompanying the MND's statement on the ...