Satellite images show 50 per cent boost to China’s Type 054B missile capacity

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Satellite images reveal China is enhancing the vertical launch system capacity of its Type 054B guided-missile frigates under construction in Shanghai. This upgrade boosts the missile reserve and improves anti-air defense capabilities for the vessels.

China appears to be adding capacity to the vertical launch system (VLS) of its most advanced guided-missile frigate Type 054B under construction in Shanghai, satellite images show, allowing it to have a larger missile reserve and stronger anti-air defence capabilities. According to satellite images taken by US intelligence company Vantor on June 28, the VLS at the bow of a Type 054B vessel had a different shape compared to the first two Type 054B vessels that have already entered service. The...