The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has wrapped up its dual carrier deployment in the Philippine Sea. The Liaoning ...

Naval War College Professor of Strategy Andrew Erickson joins the program to talk about his recent book, Chinese Amphibious Warfare, the most current and authoritative assessment of PLA amphibious ...

A Chinese flotilla of cutters, warships and maritime militia harassed Philippine government vessels resupplying fishermen at ...

As part of its ongoing programs to modernize and renew the surface fleet, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has reportedly commissioned its second Type 054B stealth frigate. This information ...

The second Type 054B frigate, the Qinzhou, was recently commissioned into the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and conducted a combat drill in the South China Sea, official media ...

China has been bolstering its naval forces in recent months, where two new classes of ship - Type 054B frigate and the Type 054AG frigate - are being built alongside new aircraft.

China’s Type 054B is designed to bridge the gap between the country’s coastal defense roots and its ambition to become a dominant blue-water navy that can project power far from its shores.

China's first Type 054B frigate the Luohe, commissioned into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy one month earlier, has recently conducted a live-fire combat training in the Yellow Sea ...

The 054B also elevates the Chinese navy's stealth capabilities with radar avoidance and noise reduction. On the flip side, the ship sports two rotating active electronically scanned array radar ...

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 ...