052C/052D Class Destroyers

The bow of the 164 has been repaired.

052D DDG-126 Heze seen with a seagull flying at the foreground. It would've been an awesome shot if the video quality is much better. Posted by @欧阳振我86468 on Weibo.

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test1979 said:

The bow of the 164 has been repaired.

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It is comforting to note that the repair speed is faster compared to the United States.

A new 052DL 128 (甘孜舰) is leaving the shipyard for commission.

Looks like No.128 will be the 7th 052DL commissioned this year, making 2025 and 2021 both peak years.

A few comparisons of C and D

Most likely contracts for #39-43th 052D, the company here is a manufacturer of shipborne equipments.

Tomboy said:

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Most likely contracts for #39-43th 052D, the company here is a manufacturer of shipborne equipments.

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Has the number of ships increased to 43?

Akame said:

Has the number of ships increased to 43?

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It's the procurement for 15th FYP, as of right now if the contracts are what people think they are, the confirmed total number in the foreseeable future will become 43 ships. Right now, there are only 38 ships launched.

Tomboy said:

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Most likely contracts for #39-43th 052D, the company here is a manufacturer of shipborne equipments.

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Tomboy said:

It's the procurement for 15th FYP, as of right now if the contracts are what people think they are, the confirmed total number in the foreseeable future will become 43 ships. Right now, there are only 38 ships launched.

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If the information for the 39th - 43rd 052D DDG contracts are accurate:

Honestly at this point, China might as well go for an eventual overall number of 50x 052D DDGs by the end of 15FYP, of which their construction and launching would hopefully occur concurrently with the construction and launching of the first units of the next-generation successor DDGs to the 052D family.

All-in-all, China should aim for superiority against the combined fleet of modern DDGs that are fielded right now (and to be fielded in the coming years) by the JMSDF, ROKN and RAN, in terms of quantity at the very least as benchmark.