He's coming, he's coming, he's coming again with dollars. Last year, some people said that 052d was going to be exported to a large country in the Middle East, and there were still a lot of orders, so is the situation true? In fact, it depends on whether a ** will be exported, and it is almost the same to see the Zhuhai Air Show held every two years. In November 2022, the YJ-21 foreign trade version of the YJ-21E anti-ship missile was unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show, which shows that our army also has the idea of exporting the YJ-21. In fact, the official news of the export of our army's 052d did not clearly deny it.
Like many wealthy people in the Middle East before, they used to inquire about the news through the Zhuhai Air Show, after all, Zhonghua Jiao's best use does not have to worry about after-sales. For 052D, although its combat power is not as good as that of our army 055, among all types of destroyers in the world, 052D is still at the middle and upper reaches level. It is worth noting that at the beginning of the construction of 052D, the first batch of equipment of our army was single-band radar. Later, the second batch launched in September was a dual-band, but the dual-band did not improve the air defense capability of 052D. Therefore, many Middle Eastern countries are looking forward to obtaining the authorization of the 052D foreign trade export version. However, even if our army is willing to export 052D, it is unknown whether it can be equipped with dual bands.
Some netizens asked me to talk about 056, this really can't be talked about, why? You have to know that the Type 056 frigate, in just 3 years, my country's navy has decommissioned a full 22 ships, and the speed of service cannot catch up with the speed of retirement, so I ask which ship can do it? In fact, there are currently 2 models of 056, one is the basic 056, and the other is the improved 056A. But whether it is 056 or 056A, they all belong to the category of corvettes. It is understood that their tonnage is only more than 1,000 tons, compared with the 055 drive of 10,000 tons, 056 is indeed several orders of magnitude worse. Under China's current naval system, a total of 22 ships have been built for Type 056, 5 ships for export type 056, 50 ships for Type 056A, and 2 ships for export version of 052A.
Among them, the first ship of 056, the Bengbu ship, was commissioned in 2013, and now the last Ningde ship was also commissioned in 2016. In just 10 years, these ships have been decommissioned one after another, and it is really fast to eat dumplings. In this regard, some military fans said that this is too extravagant, after all, some 056 have only been in service for a few years. However, this also reflects from the other side that under China's active naval system, the replacement of various ships is getting faster and faster, and 052D, 054B, and 055 are all celebrities, which seems to be destined to end 056.
The second batch of 055 drives has been started, and 052D and 054B are also being built at full speed, will a new round of shipbuilding frenzy start in 2024? Judging from the current rhythm of mass production of China's military industry, the new first-class warship technology should have begun to be popularized long ago. In the past, we used the Liaoning ship as a "lone general", but now one Nanchang ship can bluff the 12 US fleet groups. In the past year of 2023, military fans have felt a little lonely. You must know that 2023 is a transitional year, and according to incomplete statistics, a total of 3 055 and 3 052D destroyers have been launched. Two amphibious assault ships were launched, one was named the Anhui ship, and the other was called the Jiangxi ship by netizens.
In addition, 3 Type 054A frigates were announced for the ranks. And in 2024, whether it is Shanghai Hudong Shipyard, Jiangnan Shipyard, or Dalian Shipyard, they will all increase their horsepower day and night. Then the most anticipated thing in 2024 is most likely the 003 Fujian aircraft carrier. As China's first 80,000-ton supercarrier, the commissioning of the Fujian will undoubtedly speed up our pace of catching up with the US Navy. According to relevant experts, the Fujian ship is likely to be the last conventional aircraft carrier of our army, and the 22 056s that will be decommissioned in 2023 are making way for future nuclear aircraft carriers.