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

Now that China’s latest frigate has been commissioned with the PLAN, the vessel joins around 233 other warships in the fleet. Beijing achieved yet another naval milestone this week when the Chinese ...

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, ...

A researcher also claims that Type 054B is the largest class of frigate ever used by the China's PLA Navy till date.

Currently, the Navy's frigate forces mainly consist of Type 054A ships, which began to be deployed in 2008. According to ...

CNS Luohe, the first ship of the Type 054B that has a hull number "545," was put into service at a military port in Qingdao, ...

Currently, the Navy's frigate forces mainly consist of the Type 054A ships, which started to be deployed in 2006.

The first 054B frigate of the PLA Navy, the Luohe, is handed over and commissioned at a naval port in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province on January 22, 2025. Photo: CCTV News The 5,000-ton-class ...

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 ...

"A cautious initial phase followed by large volume production would mirror PLAN-procurement with the Type 054A frigate and the Type 052D destroyer. In any case this program for a Chinese Navy next ...