The 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.
The frigate's principal area-air-defense fit is the HQ-16 vertical-launch missile system.
| Launched item | Item type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Vertical-launch air-defense missile | GlobalSecurity identifies the Type 054A as carrying a 32-cell Red Flag-16 / HQ-16 ship-to-air missile launcher, and U.S. Navy imagery shows HQ-16 VLS launchers on Xuzhou, a Type 054A frigate. |
The class also carries anti-ship cruise missiles for surface warfare.
| Launched item | Item type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Anti-ship cruise missile | GlobalSecurity describes the Type 054A as equipped with two eight-cell C-802 launchers, linking the class to the C-802/YJ-83 family. Sources: Jiangkai Type 054 Frigate |
This class combines area air defense, anti-ship strike, and helicopter support in a single escort-sized hull.
| Fact | Value | Source-backed note |
|---|---|---|
| Class role | Multi-role frigate | The class is described as a Chinese multi-role frigate and a standard PLAN surface escort. |
| Production | 2006-present | Wikimedia Commons identifies the class as a 2006 Chinese frigate class with 40 built. |
| Primary fit | HQ-16 air defense | GlobalSecurity and U.S. Navy imagery show the class using vertical-launch HQ-16 missiles. |
