{
  "id": "type-054b",
  "name": "Type 054B Class (Jiangkai III Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Frigate",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2025,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Type 054B Class (Jiangkai III Class) Chinese Frigate is approximately 50% larger in displacement terms than the preceding Type 054A and features a number of differences in weapon and sensor fit.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 147,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 18.5,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "6.8 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 6000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air/Surface Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x unknown dual-face rotating radar; E/F-band. 1 unknown dual-face rotating radar; I-band.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Search/Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 I-band.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x H/LJP-344A; I-band (for 100 mm); I-band. 1 unknown fire-control radar; 4 fixed-face panels. 1 H/LJP-349; I-band (on Type 1130 CIWS).",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sensors note",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "The sensor fit remains to be confirmed. Initial assessment of imagery indicates a rotating two-faced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar as well as integrated phased-array radar panels…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "To be announced. Expected to include 1 x hull mounted, 1 x passive towed array, and 1 x active variable-depth sonar.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Physical Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x 18 barrelled trainable launchers; IR flares and chaff. Towed torpedo decoy.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Variants of a Type 751-1 ESM and Type 726-3 ECM.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Combat data systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "To be announced.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon control systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "To be announced.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electro-optic systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x optronic director; 2 x EO/IR surveillance systems.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: surface-to-surface missile (ssm)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "8 x YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade) (2 quad); inertial guidance and active radar terminal homing to 180 km (97.2 n miles) at Mach 0.9; warhead 165 or 190 kg; sea-skimmer.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: surface-to-air missiles (sam)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "HHQ-16; inertial guidance with command updates and semi-active radar terminal homing 40 km (21.6 n miles) at Mach 4.5; warhead 70 kg. Fired from VLS. 1 x HHQ-10 24-cell launcher; 24 x HHQ-10 missiles; passive IR/anti-radiation homing to 9 km (4.9 n miles).",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: anti-submarine missile",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "CY-5/Yu-8 rocket-assisted ASW weapon; missile range 30 km (16.2 n miles) at at Mach 0.9; payload Yu-11. Fired from VLS.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Gun System: guns",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x H/PJ87A 100 mm/56; 25 rds/min to 22 km (11.9 n miles); weight of shell 15.6 kg. 1 H/PJ11 (Type 1130) 30 mm; 11 barrels per mounting; 10,000 rds/min combined to 4 km (2.2 n miles); on-mount H/LJP-349 search-and-track radar and optronic director.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x 324 mm Type 7424 (2 triple) tubes.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: torpedoes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Yu-7 or Yu-11; active/passive homing to 30 km (16.2 n miles) at 26 kt; 11 km (5.9 n miles) at 50 kt; thermal; warhead 45 kg; depth to 600 m (est).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: anti-submarine mortars",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "To be announced.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Aviation",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Aviation facilities assessed to have been enhanced to accommodate the larger and more capable Z-20F helicopter rather than the Z-9C seen on Type 054A frigates.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Luohe",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2025 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Qinzhou",
      "text": "Commissioned: INA Status: Building",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054b"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-054b.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-054b": {
      "title": "Type 054B Class (Jiangkai III Class) Chinese Frigate",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_054B_Class_Jiangkai_III_Class_Chinese_Frigate",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}