052C/052D Class Destroyers

The 346B does have a GaN array. I wonder if at least the later 346As might as well.

Lethe said:

Leaving aside the inherent imprecision in using keel-laying dates as proxy for radar system...

German F125 predates 055 and its TRS-4D radar is said to be a GaN-based.

Japanese 25DD is roughly contemporaneous with 055 and its FCS-3A radar is said to be GaN-based.

Why is it implausible that China could likewise put a GaN-based radar into service in a similar timeframe?

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You're looking at the PLAN of 2014 through the lens of 2025. Chinese military technology has advanced very rapidly in the last decade, pretty much catching up to Western military technology, and possibly exceeding European and Japanese technology in the interim in many aspects, but back in 2014 is another matter. Also, note that the 052D came out just 2 years prior to the 055 and nobody is out here trying to claim that class uses GaN.