China’s New Type 054B Frigate Makes Carrier Strike Group Debut in Western Pacific

Japan confirms first operational integration of the PLAN’s Type 054B / Jiangkai III-class frigate into a carrier strike group formation. Japan’s Joint Staff Office (JSO) announced on May 26 that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) had tracked a five-vessel People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) formation in the Western Pacific, led by the aircraft carrier ... The post China’s New Type 054B Frigate Makes Carrier Strike Group Debut in Western Pacific appeared first on Naval News.