Wednesday, February 27, 2013

China's Navy Unveils It's Stealth Missile Frigate

Type 056 Jiangdao class frigate (Photo from chinhdangvu.blogspot.ru)

China Unveils New Stealth Missile Frigate -- RT

China releases details of a new stealth missile frigate. It’s part of a military modernization process amid ongoing tensions over Beijing's maritime claims in the region.

The first ship of the Type 056 Jiangdao class frigates was handed over to China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in Shanghai, home to one of the country's largest naval shipyards.

The stealth frigate Number 586 is a new design with sloped surfaces made as clean as possible, it also has reduced superstructure clutter. It features advanced technologies that will make it harder to detect by radar, visual, sonar, and infrared methods, the Chinese navy said at their website.

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More News On China's New 'Stealth' Frigate

China navy launches new stealth frigate -- BBC
China navy gets new "stealth frigate": state media
-- AFP
China launches stealth frigate amid ocean tensions -- CBS/AP
Stealth frigate delivered to Chinese navy -- UPI
China unveils new stealth missile frigates
-- The Guardian
Chinese Navy Gets Stealth Frigate Amid Military Advance -- Bloomberg Businessweek
First type-056 frigate delivered to PLA Navy -- People's Daily
Raw Video: Chinese navy's new stealth vessel -- USA Today

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