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The 4,500-ton frigate, regarded as Taiwan’s Aegis, has failed to establish and will be downgraded to develop a new generation of light-weight frigates.
(Documented by reporter Wang Jionghua / Taipei) Today (31st) the Ministry of National Defense despatched the protection spending plan for 2023 to the legislative Yuan. Soon after implementation ongoing, the Ministry of National Protection properly downgraded the building of a “new generation of light missile frigates” from 2,000 to 2,500 tons on the original price range, which grew to become the most up-to-date military investment drama of the Ministry of Defense.
It is understood that the Navy initially prepared to create a new era of 4,500-ton frigates underneath the “Zhenhai case”, but the scientific analysis of the “Xunlian Task” designed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences was budgeted owing to the ongoing hold off, which prevented the Zhenhai scenario from continuing. On the other hand, as the PLA military work out about Taiwan has exposed the outdated and insufficient warships of the Nationwide Military, it is urgent to construct 2,500-ton warships to compensate for battle energy. “New generation light frigates” was especially proposed, and at minimum 8 ships had been built to compensate. Currently, 24,549,162,000 yuan has been lifted for maritime combat electricity and the design of a new era of mild frigates: the next stage of two prototype ships is predicted to be concluded in 2026.
The Navy said in its finances proposal that the new “New Technology Gentle Cruiser-Period 2 prototype ship” will be created by the building of the “New Technology Light Cruiser”, which will go on to direct the countrywide shipbuilding field and put into action the National shipbuilding Keep on the Navy’s generation layout and management capabilities, lay the groundwork for future Navy overcome preparing, and set up and sustain autonomous protection technologies capabilities. The navy said the new venture will create a new technology of light frigates with abilities this sort of as battlefield administration, area air protection, anti-submarine, area warfare and electronic warfare. major, it will make improvements to the 3 fight capabilities of the air protection, submarine and missile of the fleet, and increase the battlefield survival fee, fortify the over-all joint naval battle ability.