Nilgiri vs Type 054A
Nilgiri vs Type 054A at a glance — displacement 6,670 vs 3,963 tons, length 149 vs 134 m, speed 32 vs 27 knots.
Specifications
|
Nilgiri |
Type 054A |
| Origin |
🇮🇳 India |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
2025 |
2008 |
| Number built |
7 units |
40 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$480 million |
$348 million |
| Displacement |
6,670 tons |
3,963 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
27.0 knots |
| Range |
2,500 nm at 28 knots |
3,800 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
149.0 m |
134.0 m |
| Beam |
17.8 m |
16.0 m |
| Crew |
226 |
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Armament & Systems
|
Nilgiri |
Type 054A |
| Armament |
- 8 × BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles (VLS)
- 32 × Barak-8 (MRSAM) surface-to-air missiles
- 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM
- 2 × AK-630M CIWS
- 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers
- 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
|
- 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 |
CODOG: 2 × GE LM2500+ gas turbines + 2 diesels, 2 shafts |
CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Nilgiri-class has greater displacement at 6,670 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Nilgiri-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has a longer range at 3,800 nautical miles compared to the Nilgiri-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Nilgiri-class is longer at 149.0 meters compared to the Type 054A-class's 134.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Nilgiri-class is more expensive at approximately $480 million per unit compared to the Type 054A-class at $348 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Nilgiri-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Nilgiri-class.