CHINA-BANGLADESH: PLA NAVY HANDS OVER TWO FRIGATES TO BANGLADESH NAVY
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Senior Bangladeshi Navy officials received two second generation Chinese Type-053H3 frigates, Jiaxing (Hull 521) and Lianyungang (Hull 522), in Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on December 18. The two missile frigates, purchased by the Bangladesh side in 2018, will steam to Bangladesh after the hand-over ceremony. Rear Admiral Bai Yaoping, Deputy Commander of the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command Navy and Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy, attended the handover ceremony in Shanghai.
(Comment: Type 053H3 frigates are the second generation of the PLA Navy’s frigates.) |