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FDI vs Type 054A

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Specifications
FDI Type 054A
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type General-purpose frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Naval Group Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 2025 2008
Number built 2 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $820 million $348 million
Displacement 4,460 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 15 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 122.0 m 134.0 m
Beam 17.7 m 16.0 m
Crew 125 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
FDI Type 054A
Armament
  • 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun
  • 2 × Nexter Narwhal 20B 20 mm RWS
  • 8 × Exocet MM-40 Block 3c anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Sylver A50 8-cell VLS for 16 Aster 15 or 30 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC point-defence SAM
  • 2 × twin torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact torpedoes
  • 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Propulsion Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement with a total output of 32,000 kW (43,000 shp) CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The FDI and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 4,460 tons for the FDI vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The FDI reaches 27 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 5,000 nautical miles for the FDI vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The FDI was produced in 2 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $820M for the FDI vs $348M for the Type 054A. The FDI was commissioned in 2025, 17 years after the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The FDI-class has greater displacement at 4,460 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the FDI-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The FDI-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the FDI-class's 122.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The FDI-class is more expensive at approximately $820 million per unit compared to the Type 054A-class at $348 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the FDI-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the FDI-class.