> the chinese peoples liberation army (pla) navy's first type 054b frigate, the luohe, was officially commissioned on wednesday. the 5,000-ton-class warship features advancements in stealth, combat command systems and integrated firepower control. > the type 054b class is overall longer and wider than its predecessor, the type 054a frigates. the class features an enclosed bow and an integrated mast to reduce radar cross-sections. a double-side rotating phased array radar is mounted at the tip of the topside structures. the main gun is a modified variant of the h/pj-87 100mm naval gun. at the bow position, there is a vertical launch system (vls) of 32 cells. defensive systems include a type 1130 11-barrel 30mm close in weapon system, an hq-10 air defense missiles, and multiple type 726 countermeasure launchers. ports of variable depth sonar, towed linear sonar, and towed acoustic decoy can be identified at the stern.
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