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People's Republic of China Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 4 weapon systems built or assembled in People's Republic of China, including naval systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

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Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family, Naval SystemsType 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvetteChinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette familyBuilt by: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding / Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding / Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group / Dalian Liaonan ShipyardThe Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette family built for littoral patrol, escort, and coastal warfare duties. Reference sources describe the Type 056 as the baseline class and the Type 056A as the anti-submarine-warfare variant, with the family built across multiple Chinese shipyards and fitted with a 76 mm gun, anti-ship missiles, and torpedo tubes.
Type 054 / Jiangkai I-class frigate, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy frigate class, Naval SystemsType 054 / Jiangkai I-class frigateChinese People's Liberation Army Navy frigate classBuilt by: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding / Huangpu ShipyardThe Type 054 / Jiangkai I-class frigate is the first generation of China's Jiangkai frigate family, built for the People's Liberation Army Navy as a stealth-shaped guided-missile frigate class. Commons identifies only two completed ships, Ma'anshan and Wenzhou, before production shifted to the improved Type 054A, while GlobalSecurity notes the class entered construction in Shanghai and Guangzhou and used licensed SEMT Pielstick diesel machinery.
Type 054A / Jiangkai II-class frigate, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy multi-role frigate class, Naval SystemsType 054A / Jiangkai II-class frigateChinese People's Liberation Army Navy multi-role frigate classBuilt by: Hudong-Zhonghua ShipbuildingThe Type 054A / Jiangkai II-class frigate is a Chinese multi-role guided-missile frigate class built for the People's Liberation Army Navy by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. Commons and reference sources identify it as a 2006 class that became the PLAN's standard medium frigate, with a vertical-launch HQ-16 air-defense fit, anti-ship missiles, and an embarked helicopter capability.