Type 054A

A Chinese guided-missile frigate class whose improved domestic configuration remained in production in 2025, according to Naval News, with a four-ship Pakistani Type 054A/P programme completed on 10 May 2023, according to Radio Pakistan.

Overview

The Type 054A, designated Jiangkai II-class by Western navies, is a guided-missile frigate that forms the numerical backbone of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) surface fleet. Production of the improved Type 054A continued at Huangpu Shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Shanghai) during 2025 alongside the introduction of the Type 054B, Naval News reported. Ningde, hull 510, was in service and training with an Eastern Theater Command frigate flotilla by late August 2026, according to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. Military commentator Zhang Junshe estimated the Type 054A fleet at 46 vessels after Ningde's addition, Global Times reported on 23 August 2026; the figure was not an official delivery total.

The improved domestic configuration has a larger gun and expanded aviation facilities, Asian Military Review reported. Pakistan's Type 054A/P has a separate missile fit: Admiral Naveed Ashraf identified CM-302 surface-to-surface missiles and LY-80 surface-to-air missiles in his Defence Turkey interview, distinguishing the export configuration from the PLAN's YJ-83-equipped ships. Recent counter-piracy deployments include Daqing's 48th Gulf of Aden escort rotation, according to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense and Xinhua, and Yueyang's participation in the 49th rotation, according to a separate Chinese Ministry of National Defense and Xinhua release.

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