China commissioned its first Type 054B guided-missile frigate in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday morning, according ...

However, "the Navy began frigate construction in August 2022 with an incomplete functional design, counter to leading ship ...

The design, based on an existing model to expedite production ... redesignated the FFG(X) program as FFG-62 after the leading ship in the class. The Navy’s budget proposal for the class suggests ...