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054A is both a anti-air as well as anti-sub frigate since the launch of first ship. There are, however, two major variant of 054A, the first tens of ships are more biased towards a general purpose role ( for air, surface and under-water), and a latter variant with enhanced CIWS and towed sonar.

Under-water weapons include sonar, torpedo launchers, anti-submarine helicopters, ant-submarine rockets and long range missile assisted Yu-8 torpedo. While anti-air equipment consist of mid-range HHQ-16 SAM and soft kill ECM. Thus it is not really a primary anti-air defence ship.

The differences between frigates like 054A and destroyers like 052C/D is generally the scale of system/equipment due to the size of hull, simply put it this way, a bigger DDG has bigger range, duration, weapons (eg long range HHQ-9), radar and combat suite than a smaller FFG.

But FFG is important because China's sea defence doctrine is still very much of a home territorial defence. In contrast US Navy pays less importance to FFG because they are fighting battles far far away from their own land, thus they need bigger ships like DDG and CG to escort their main intervention oriented aircraft carrier fleet.
 
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China's navy holds rare live-fire drill in Indian Ocean
PTI|
Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
BEIJING: China's navy has held a rare live- fire drill in the Indian Ocean to improve its fleet's performance under real combat circumstance, state media reported today.

A Chinese naval formation consisting of the destroyer Changchun, guided-missile frigate Jingzhou and supply vessel Chaohu conducted the drill in the waters of the western Indian Ocean, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The fleet carried out strikes against "enemy" surface ships and completed transverse replenishment of fuel and drinking water during an exercise that lasted for several days, the report said without disclosing the exact location.

The drill is aimed at improving the ships' performance under real combat circumstances, said Chen Denan, chief of staff of the Chinese fleet.

The fleet is on a half-year friendship visit to Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania and has conducted joint exercises with foreign navies from 10 countries since it started its voyage on April 23, the report said.

Since the standoff with India at Doklam in the Sikkim section, China has been flexing its military muscle by holding several publicised live-fire exercises in Tibet.

This is the first-time in recent years, the Chinese navy has conducted the naval exercise in the Indian Ocean. The exercise followed the recent Malabar Naval exercises held in the Indian Ocean by the navies of India, the US and Japan.

China, which has been ramping up its naval power to enhance its global reach, recently operationalised its first overseas logistics naval base at Djibouti at the Horn of Africa in the Indian Ocean and signed a 99 year lease to acquire the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka.

China has also acquired the strategic Gwadar port in Pakistan which is being linked to China's Xinjiang province through the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor traversing through Azad Kashmir.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...rill-in-indian-ocean/articleshow/60224841.cms
 
China's navy holds rare live-fire drill in Indian Ocean
PTI|
Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
BEIJING: China's navy has held a rare live- fire drill in the Indian Ocean to improve its fleet's performance under real combat circumstance, state media reported today.

A Chinese naval formation consisting of the destroyer Changchun, guided-missile frigate Jingzhou and supply vessel Chaohu conducted the drill in the waters of the western Indian Ocean, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The fleet carried out strikes against "enemy" surface ships and completed transverse replenishment of fuel and drinking water during an exercise that lasted for several days, the report said without disclosing the exact location.

The drill is aimed at improving the ships' performance under real combat circumstances, said Chen Denan, chief of staff of the Chinese fleet.

The fleet is on a half-year friendship visit to Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania and has conducted joint exercises with foreign navies from 10 countries since it started its voyage on April 23, the report said.

Since the standoff with India at Doklam in the Sikkim section, China has been flexing its military muscle by holding several publicised live-fire exercises in Tibet.

This is the first-time in recent years, the Chinese navy has conducted the naval exercise in the Indian Ocean. The exercise followed the recent Malabar Naval exercises held in the Indian Ocean by the navies of India, the US and Japan.

China, which has been ramping up its naval power to enhance its global reach, recently operationalised its first overseas logistics naval base at Djibouti at the Horn of Africa in the Indian Ocean and signed a 99 year lease to acquire the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka.

China has also acquired the strategic Gwadar port in Pakistan which is being linked to China's Xinjiang province through the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor traversing through Azad Kashmir.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...rill-in-indian-ocean/articleshow/60224841.cms

Well that's good to know. Its always good to be prepared for any eventuality.
 
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Thats it!!!!! Assault & Defensive live fire training with CIWS only!!!!!!
 
PLAN has no other option than peace in "Indian" Ocean!!!!!
What? you want to see a full scale Chinese blue naval force holding massive excercise in the Indian Ocean to proof our Navy can literally wipe out your Navy? Is that even necessary? FACTS don't lie when i say our Navy rank number 2, go google yourself just how strong PLAN is versus the Indian Navy.
 

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