In fact, Chinese netizens generally believe that 23 052d and 20 054 will be added.My bad. It might actually be 11 extra not 9.
There are also rumored to have ordered more 055 and 20 054A.
Check out this link below.
PLA Navy news, pics and videos
Sorry I can't find an English version for the news, but this is a milestone of sort and significant development for PLAN carrier-based fleet. The news says that China's first batch of pilots trained directly for carrier-based fleet have graduated recently. All the pilots were recruited from high...www.sinodefenceforum.com
It is interesting that at the Chinese wikipedia, they have expanded the # of entries from 30 to 50 for type 054. But they have not made any updates to type 052d yet.In fact, Chinese netizens generally believe that 23 052d and 20 054 will be added.
It is interesting that at the Chinese wikipedia, they have expanded the # of entries from 30 to 50 for type 054. But they have not made any updates to type 052d yet.
You don't need to go there of you don't like. Those people have collected a large amount of information before they made any changes. It is only one of many sources of information.No, it's not interesting, as it has been pointed out to you on multiple occasions by myself and others, that anybody and his grandmother can edit Wikipedia without providing sources. Stop your obsession with wikipedia. Just stop.
At 0:58, the NCO actually mentioned that the radar is an AESA.Promo video of Type 052D. You get good views of the ship right from the deck side, even staring at the AESA panels from under. You get to see live firing of YJ-18 and the video ends showing a target ship getting hit from the rear.