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Type 054B

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Manufacturer:China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)Introduced: 2024|Status: active|Origin: China

NAVALSPEC // TYPE-054B

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$450.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typefrigate

Categorynaval

Country🇨🇳China

ContractorChina State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2024

Service StatusActive

Data SourcePLAN Modernization Reports / Jane’s Fighting Ships

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

86/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

84/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length147 m

Width18 m

Height5.5 m

Weight4,000,000 kg

Crew165 personnel

Max Speed52 km/h

Range9,200 km

Endurance45 hrs

Fuel Capacity600,000 L

PowerplantCombined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) with integrated electric propulsion boost

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

400 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

32x VLS cells firing HQ-16FE medium-range SAMs and Yu-8 rocket-assisted torpedoes400 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

1x H/PJ-87 100mm naval gun1x Type 1130 30mm CIWS1x HQ-10 24-cell point defense missile system

GUIDED MISSILES

HQ-16FE SAMYJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missilesYu-8 ASW rockets

TORPEDOES

2x triple 324mm torpedo tubes firing Yu-7 torpedoes

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Dual-face rotating S-band AESA active phased array radar and integrated mast(280 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Integrated Type 726 ECM suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED

Bow sonar and variable depth active/passive towed array sonar(50 km)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE

Fincantieri🇨🇳

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳

Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: MTU Aero EnginesThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳

Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: SaabArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳

Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: KongsbergPayload: VLS Missile Array

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳

Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Thales Group

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness70 mm

CountermeasuresIntegrated Type 726 ECM suite, Multi-barrel decoy rocket launchers

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioPLAN joint tactical data network

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$450,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$18,000,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$9,000,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations~4 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇨🇳China	Domestic Operator	4units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

87/100

Mobility

87/100

Protection

85/100

Sensors

90/100

Reliability

89/100

Maintainability

88/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourcePLAN Modernization Reports / Jane’s Fighting Ships

Last Verification Date2026-10-07