{
  "id": "type-054a",
  "name": "Type 054A (Jiangkai II)",
  "aliases": [
    "Jiangkai II"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Guided-missile frigate",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2008,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 054A (NATO codename Jiangkai II) frigate is a class of Chinese multi-role frigates, the first of which entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2007. It is a development of the Type 054 frigate, using the same hull but with improved sensors and weapons.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 165,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 134.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 16,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "5.0 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 4053,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "MAN 16 PA6V-280 STC diesel engines",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "18,880 kw Total Power",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 7038,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 27,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 382 Radar; Type 344 Radar; Type 345; MR-36A Radar; Racal RM-1290",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Aviation facilities",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Helicopter Hanger",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "See Weapon Systems",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "3 x Type 347G gun fire-control",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Search and Attack Sonar 1",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MGK-335 suite w/ Bull Horn active and Whale Tongue passive hull-mounted, medium-frequency search and attack; H/SJG-206 is low frequency towed array sonar, the first towed sonar in China. Developed by ChinaShipbuilding Industry Corporation, it won second place in National Science &…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x HZ100 shipborne ECM/ELINT system",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Warfare",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x Type 922-1 radar warning intercept",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoys",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x Type 726-4 18-tube decoy/chaff launcher",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Satellite Communications",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "SNTI-240 SATCOM; AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ECM/ELINT",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Jamming System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Kashtan-3 missile jamming system",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 76A Twin 37mm AA gun; Type 730 CIWS; HQ-16 Missiles; YJ-83 Missile; Type 87; YU-7 Torpedo; YU-8 ASW Rocket Propelled Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 23,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 730 CIWS",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon Station",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon Station",
        "Guidance": "TR47C J-band radar OFC-3 electro-optical fire control system",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "1,200-4,200 rounds/minute"
      },
      "range_km": 3,
      "qty": "2 x Type 730 CIWS Stations"
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-16 Missiles",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Semi-active radar homing",
        "Speed": "Mach 3",
        "Launcher": "1 x 32-cell Vertical Launch System"
      },
      "range_km": 40,
      "qty": "1 x 32-cell VLS System"
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-83 Missile",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
        "Warhead": "190 kg high-explosive fragmentation",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9",
        "Launcher": "2 x quad YJ-83 Launchers"
      },
      "range_km": 180,
      "qty": "2 x quad YJ-83 Launcher Systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 87",
      "role": "Type 81G ASW Projectile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Type 81G ASW Projectile",
        "Guidance": "FCS controlled by sonar",
        "Warhead": "34 kg High Explosive (HE)",
        "Launcher": "Manually reloaded"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "Three 2 x 12 Rockets"
    },
    {
      "name": "YU-7 Torpedo",
      "role": "Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Torpedo (2 x 3 laucher)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Torpedo (2 x 3 laucher)",
        "Guidance": "active / passive acoustic homing",
        "Warhead": "High Explosive (HE)",
        "Warhead weight": "45 kg",
        "Speed": ">45 kts (83 km/h)",
        "Length": "2.7 m"
      },
      "range_km": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "YU-8 ASW Rocket Propelled Torpedo",
      "role": "Light Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Light Torpedo",
        "Guidance": "Inertial in flight, passive / active sonar in water",
        "Warhead": "Semi-armor-piercing",
        "Speed": "Supersonic",
        "Length": "Approx 1.2 m"
      },
      "range_km": 20
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Binzhou",
      "text": "Builder:INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: 29 December 2016, Fleet: East Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xuzhou",
      "text": "Builder:INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: 227 January 2008, Fleet: East Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xuchang\t\t23 June 2017 South Sea Fleet Ac",
      "text": "Builder: INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: 23 June 2017, Fleet: South Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Yantai",
      "text": "Pennant Number: 538, Builder: INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: INA, Fleet: North Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wuhu",
      "text": "Pennant Number: 539, Builder: Hudong-Zhonghua, Launched: 08 June 16, Commissioned: 29 June 17, Fleet: North Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Yancheng",
      "text": "Pennant Number: 546, Builder: INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: INA, Fleet: North Sea Fleet, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Linyi",
      "text": "Pennant Number: 547, Builder: INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: INA, Fleet: INA, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Yiyang",
      "text": "Pennant Number: 548, Builder: INA, Launched: INA, Commissioned: INA, Fleet: INA, Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054a"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-054a.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-054a-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Noel Jones",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:547_Linyi,_Type_054A_Jiangkai_II_class_Frigate,_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy,_15_October_2013_-_Auckland.jpg",
    "title": "File:547 Linyi, Type 054A Jiangkai II class Frigate, People's Liberation Army Navy, 15 October 2013 - Auckland.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Editorial correction: Removed a 37 mm twin gun that belongs to an earlier frigate class"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 2.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-054a.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-054a": {
      "title": "Type 054A Class (Jiangkai II Class) Chinese Frigate",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_054A_Class_Jiangkai_II_Class_Chinese_Frigate",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}