![]() A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically nor imported at acceptable prices. The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. expects the Type 055 to fulfill a similar role as the USN's Ticonderoga-class cruiser. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers as the United States Navy defines a cruiser as a large multi-mission surface combatant with flag facilities this suggests the U.S. The Type 055 is expected to undertake blue-water expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. It has a multi-mission design the combination of sensors and weapons suggests a main role of area air defence, with anti-submarine warfare capabilities surpassing previous Chinese surface combatants. ![]() ![]() The Type 055 destroyer ( NATO/ OSD Renhai-class cruiser) is a class of stealth guided-missile destroyers ( guided-missile cruisers per NATO/OSD standard) being constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). 1 × 24-cell HQ-10 surface-to-air missile launcher.Type 346B Dragon Eye ( C/ S-band) radar.¥ RMB6 billion (US$888 million) per unit including R&D (FY 2017)
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