Type 054/A FFG Thread II


by78

by78

Brigadier
One of the original two Type 054s (525?) is now in dry dock for overhaul and upgrade.




 
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Tam

Colonel
Registered Member
I am very intrigued how they will pull this off.

There is a datalink or SATCOM antenna that was installed on top of the hanger while the ship was still in service and it was left there while everything else was stripped out.
 
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antiterror13

Colonel
Tam said:
Both ships appear down to be refitted. What exactly is the updates? Waiting to know is the fun part.
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Wondering whether would be just cheaper and simpler to "donate" the old original 054 to Pakistan or Bangladesh or Thailand or Cambodia ... I meant very cheap one
 
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Tam

Colonel
Registered Member
antiterror13 said:
Wondering whether would be just cheaper and simpler to "donate" the old original 054 to Pakistan or Bangladesh or Thailand or Cambodia ... I meant very cheap one
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Maybe, but the fact they kept one antenna --- the datalink or SATCOM covered with a tarp of blue, white and red stripes --- suggest the ship is for keeps. See the last picture.
 
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Totoro

Captain
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They should seize this opportunity and use these two ships as testing grounds for a comprehensive 054a class upgrade as well. Basically make them lead ships for a modernization standard that would be applied to the entire class of 30+ ships. And that means new radars, sensors, new missiles, new command and control internals, perhaps even a pad capable of housing z20, even though that would likely require a lot of structural work.
 
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