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China 054A frigate was officially discontinued: total production of 32 ships!
2018-05-15 23:24:54
According to the online news, after the construction of 30 ships, the 054A frigate was officially suspended, and the follow-up will be transferred to the construction of 054B. The 054A series frigate began construction at the beginning of this century. The first batch of 24 ships was followed by another eight. A total of 32 ships were built.

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Since the progress of related subsystems such as the Haihongqi-16 air defense missiles was delayed, the first two 054-type 525-ship and 526-ship were new, but the weapons and equipment they used were basically the same as the 053H3 series, including the Haihongqi-7. Air defense missiles.

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The 30 ships followed that used the new equipment (including three-coordinate search radar and the 32-unit Haihongqi-16 vertical launch system) belonged to the Model 054A and were also nicknamed “New Youth”.

The first ship of the 054A was commissioned in January 2008 and has so far constructed 30 ships. Since its inauguration, the ship has demonstrated its good universality and reliability in all major naval operations, and has won the Navy's favor. This is why it is possible to add eight more after the first 24 ships.

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It is reported that the main change in the follow-up 054B is the replacement of the integrated electric propulsion system. The tonnage will increase by several hundred tons, and the weapon system is almost the same as 054A. Because of minor changes, the ship did not get the 057 model name.
 
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even with 052D,055 or AC, I like this the most```a perfect blend of anti-air, anti-sea and anti-sub capability!
an excellent platform with quantity!```hope, 054B will carry on this legacy
 
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Any hint about Next Gen Heavy Frigate?
Because what I only got only this hint :D
there is no such thing called Heavy Frigate```every country's frigate's tonnage is subject to requirements from the Navy, and the tasks appointed to the platform.

European's frigate is getting bigger and bigger due to their own reasons, but our frigate wont be getting as big as they get, as above that, we have two classes of destroyers. btw the initial design of 055's tonnage was around 20,000 tones, luckily due to our fast advancement on system integration, world class integrated radiofrequency tech and universal weapon launching system, so that tonnage reduced to 12,000 tones```

the new frigate will be more slicker and slightly bigger than 054a, but will still be a 4500t class frigate the most
 
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The 054b frigate has a standard displacement of about 5,000 tons, and the full load may be close to 6,000 tons, which exceeds the tonnage of the first-generation 051A guided-missile destroyer and the Jiangkai-class destroyer made by the Chinese navy and is close to the main force of the Japanese navy.

Compared with China's already equipped 054 and 054A frigates, the 054B missile frigate has undergone a transformation in appearance. The hull is smooth and clean, and it is a popular long tower deck and a square-tailed ship type. There is a helicopter hangar integrated with the hull behind the hull. The ship's head is tilted, and a wave board is added to the hull. The deck was flooded by the waves. Drifting outside the ship is obvious, the horizontal profile is deep V type, length and width is relatively small, it is estimated that only about 8.0. This type of ship will, to some extent, reduce the resistance of the ship when it sails, and will increase the speed of the ship.

054B can be loaded with more fuel and equipment, and its self-sustaining ability and combat capability have been greatly improved. It is in line with the development trend of the world's frigate to large tonnage, and it can also meet the quantity and quality requirements of the Chinese navy for the main battleship in a considerable period of time. To make up for the shortage of large-scale destroyers that cannot be purchased in large quantities due to their high cost. power The power device of the 054B ship is estimated to be fuel-fired hybrid (whole diesel power is difficult to meet the demand, but the combined fire-fighting technology still has technical problems), the total output power can reach 34000kw, and two QC170 gas turbines are expected to be used. The maximum speed of the ship is 30 knots, and the cruising distance is more than 5,000 nautical miles. As a type of anti-submarine based anti-aircraft main frigate, its power plant should take noise reduction measures, China's past frigate power system did not take noise reduction measures. Weapon system Compared with 054 and 054A and 054B, there is more space for improving the internal combat environment, installing more electromagnetic equipment, and greatly increasing the space utilization efficiency. This has become a low-cost ship produced by the Chinese Navy in mass production. In terms of weapon configuration and naval design, reference is made to the Nordic naval 5,000-ton frigates (Norsen-Norway-class etc.) and the Japanese Navy’s latest general-purpose missile destroyer (Yueyuki, etc.) to achieve modular design of each combat unit and universal conversion of different task modules. Improving the ship’s survivability and operational efficiency, and increasing the space for scalability and maintainability as much as possible. Artillery system: The 730 anti-aircraft guns that are arranged on both sides of the human body were changed to front and rear ones. The front-end anti-guns were placed in front of or behind the B-shots to improve the shooting boundary and the anti-ballistic missiles; the front door was imitation of 76 mm. Automatic naval guns are unchanged, the same type A. Missile system: Ship-to-ship missiles: In view of the fact that the anti-shipping demand of modern surface ships is not strong (under normal conditions, naval aviation, submarine forces, and ship-borne helicopters bear all levels of anti-ship missions respectively), active-use or stock-based “eagle strike” series are used. A small number of long-range new anti-ship missiles (2 to 4 pieces), such as the C805; Anti-submarine Missiles: The lack of large-scale professional anti-submarine helicopters and anti-submarine patrol aircraft are the hardships of the Chinese navy. Given the ever-increasing strength of the surrounding submarines, it is urgent to increase the number of anti-submarine missiles used for anti-submarine warfare. The maximum range is about 85 kilometers, and the warheads are The imitation white-headed torpedoes, of course, have an urgent need for improvement in range and power. Share launch devices with anti-ship missiles, equip 4 to 8 pieces, and study the general vertical launch anti-submarine missiles based on domestic technological capabilities; Ship-to-air missiles: HHQ-16C or D ship-to-air missiles. With an effective range of 20 kilometers, a minimum combat altitude of approximately 10 meters, and a maximum effective launch height of 25,000 meters, the focus is on improving anti-missile performance, striving to achieve universal vertical launch of various types of missiles, and appropriate increase of launching positions (48) (8 positions reserved Use of light anti-submarine missiles), 40 or 48 pieces of ship-to-air missiles; Nearly anti-missile: Add a FL-3000N near-surface missile launcher behind the exhaust passage (its official number may be "Red Flag"-10 ship-to-air missile), using passive guidance of passive RF + infrared imaging, with a range of 500 The distance of 10 meters to 10 kilometers is similar to that of the famous US-made "Ram" short-range ship-to-air missile. It can effectively bridge the blank space between the ship-mounted medium-range air defense missile and the near-prevention system, effectively combating the saturation attack of anti-ship missiles, and greatly increasing the number of ships. Terminal anti-missile capability. More missile configurations will result in higher costs and unbearable budgets. However, considering the complex living environment and increasingly diverse tactical needs of ships, electromagnetic equipment and warships can be set aside for equipment space, and the status will be gradually added and updated depending on the budget conditions. The ultimate goal is to realize the modular design of naval vessels and the general launch of warship missile equipment to achieve rapid conversion of different mission requirements. Anti-submarine torpedo: It is equipped with two 324-mm “fish-7” or “fish-8” hulls arranged in 3 seats. It is arranged in the middle of the two hulls of the rear deckhouse. This type of torpedo is an imitation of the US-made MK46 thermodynamic anti-submarine torpedo and is currently the Chinese Navy. One of the more advanced anti-submarine weapons: Carrier-based aircraft: Long-range anti-submarine warfare is carried out by Karimov-designed card-28 or card-32 anti-submarine helicopters. This is the best anti-submarine equipment that the Chinese Navy can currently contact before being commissioned by domestic professional anti-submarine helicopters. The flying speed is 250 km/hour, the practical ceiling is 6000 meters, the maximum range is 1000 kilometers, and the flying time is 8 hours. The maximum effective payload is 5000 kilograms and the maximum external load is 5,500 kilograms. Card-28 is equipped with an organic 360-degree search radar, Doppler radar, enemy-identifier, two radar alarm antennas on the flat tail, two electronic support radomes on the rear fuselage and its tail, and the abdomen of the fuselage. A long weapon bay contains sono buoys, magnetic finder, torpedoes, and deep water bombs. Helicopters can take off in the 5th state of the sea, with a combat radius of 300 kilometers. In the face of more "underwater wolf packs" in the Western Pacific, the Ka-28/32 also faces more upgrade requirements; Interference chaff: Add two 4×3×6 domestic multi-purpose transmitters in total; Combat air-to-air search radar and electromagnetic equipment: The use of Russian-made equipment with domestic radar, assembly of domestic small-scale phased array radar, installation of a new generation of ship-borne C3I or C4I network systems, focusing on increasing the bandwidth, as well as the command module function and efficiency. The Anti-submarine weapon system: It is equipped with a traditional Type 81 anti-submarine rocket deep bomb. The main short-range anti-submarine weapon is a three-barreled “fish 7” 324 mm light anti-submarine torpedo arranged in the middle of the two sides of the rear deckhouse. The torpedo is an American MK46. The imitation of thermal-powered anti-submarine torpedoes is one of the more advanced anti-submarine weapons of the Chinese Navy at present: Remote anti-submarine is a Ka-28-designed anti-submarine helicopter, with a maximum flying speed of 250 km/h. The ceiling is 6000 meters, the maximum range is 1000 kilometers, and the life time is 8 hours. The maximum payload is 5,000 kilograms and the maximum external load is 5,500 kilograms. Card-28 is equipped with an organic 360-degree search radar, Doppler radar, enemy-identifier, two radar alarm antennas on the flat tail, two electronic support radomes on the rear fuselage and its tail, and the abdomen of the fuselage. A long weapon bay contains sono buoys, magnetic finder, torpedoes, and deep water bombs. Helicopters can take off in the 5th sea state and have a combat radius of 300 kilometers.
 
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China 054A frigate was officially discontinued: total production of 32 ships!
2018-05-15 23:24:54
According to the online news, after the construction of 30 ships, the 054A frigate was officially suspended, and the follow-up will be transferred to the construction of 054B. The 054A series frigate began construction at the beginning of this century. The first batch of 24 ships was followed by another eight. A total of 32 ships were built.

1526397887496d811a20084


Since the progress of related subsystems such as the Haihongqi-16 air defense missiles was delayed, the first two 054-type 525-ship and 526-ship were new, but the weapons and equipment they used were basically the same as the 053H3 series, including the Haihongqi-7. Air defense missiles.

1526397887487bb92b2183c


The 30 ships followed that used the new equipment (including three-coordinate search radar and the 32-unit Haihongqi-16 vertical launch system) belonged to the Model 054A and were also nicknamed “New Youth”.

The first ship of the 054A was commissioned in January 2008 and has so far constructed 30 ships. Since its inauguration, the ship has demonstrated its good universality and reliability in all major naval operations, and has won the Navy's favor. This is why it is possible to add eight more after the first 24 ships.

152639788748502febb8027


It is reported that the main change in the follow-up 054B is the replacement of the integrated electric propulsion system. The tonnage will increase by several hundred tons, and the weapon system is almost the same as 054A. Because of minor changes, the ship did not get the 057 model name.
To achieve full PLA Navy modernization, won't they eventually start replacing all the Type 054A frigates in service with Type 054B's in the future? Or is it still good to keep the old 054A warships around that are built around the year 2000 or earlier? How does this work? And what about replacing all the Type 052C warships with the latest Type 052D model warships?
 
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To achieve full PLA Navy modernization, won't they eventually start replacing all the Type 054A frigates in service with Type 054B's in the future? Or is it still good to keep the old 054A warships around that are built around the year 2000 or earlier? How does this work? And what about replacing all the Type 052C warships with the latest Type 052D model warships?
According to recent years’ practices, I think the Type 054A frigates outdated will be renewed and deliveried to China Coast Guard for police service.
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pure nonsense, tipical fanboys delusion``:lol:
We shall see who is the fan boy in a very shot time ,in order to undetake the new aircraft carrier escorting task,the 054B will be only larger than the 5000T as I said not smaller.
We shall See fanboy!

Next, Type 054B (057) Heavy Frigate for The Strongest Asian Navy :china:

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057 seems not granted to 054B!

To achieve full PLA Navy modernization, won't they eventually start replacing all the Type 054A frigates in service with Type 054B's in the future? Or is it still good to keep the old 054A warships around that are built around the year 2000 or earlier? How does this work? And what about replacing all the Type 052C warships with the latest Type 052D model warships?
Normally a huge warship shall have 25 to 35 years service life,the first 054A put into service is around 2008,I do not think they will be replaced in the near future,perhaps maybe once the updated version put into service those 054A would not be used in the front-line but as 2rd line back up battle ship!
 
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