The first Chinese Type 054B frigate started training exercises less than two months after being put into service.

As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower.

When China's navy commissioned a new-generation frigate with stealth capabilities in January, it showed off increased capability in its naval race with the U.S.

The commissioning of the first of a next generation of surface combatants for China's People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the Type 054B frigate Luohe, has once again highlighted the disparity ...

Two Type 053H3 frigates, formerly key warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, have been repurposed as ...

The Luohe, China's first Type 054B frigate, was commissioned at a military port in Qingdao on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua reported. The port city in eastern Shandong province is home to ...

China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, makes a training debut in a maritime replenishment exercise in the Yellow Sea in ...

The PLAN's first Type 054B frigate, Luohe , was commissioned on 22 January. (VCG via Getty Images) The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the first of its next-generation Type 054B ...

The Luohe, China's first Type 054B frigate, is commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Jan 22, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] ...