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Nilgiri vs Type 054A

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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

Overview

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

Displacement is 6,670 tons for the Nilgiri vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Nilgiri reaches 32 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 2,500 nautical miles for the Nilgiri vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Nilgiri was produced in 7 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $480M for the Nilgiri vs $348M for the Type 054A. The Nilgiri was commissioned in 2025, 17 years after the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.