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, ...

China’s Type 054B frigate marks a new era in naval power, while Japan’s Mogami-class ships push back—are other navies ...

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ...

The Luohe, launched on Wednesday, is tipped to be ‘critical asset in escort missions requiring prolonged operations in more distant waters’.

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, ...

The first ship, 545, will now be known as Luohe, and is expected to join China’s North Sea Fleet. The second vessel, 555, is expected to patrol with the South Sea Fleet – and to be commissioned in the ...

The Luohe, China's first Type 054B frigate, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning.

China has commissioned the first of its next-generation Type 054B class of guided-missile frigates. The warship, which has ...

The role of the previously unreported submarine in the Chinese navy, which is the world's largest by hull count, remains unclear.