The first ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy's 054B frigate, Luohe, was handed over to a military port in Qingdao this morning (22nd).

At around 10 o'clock, the flag-raising ceremony began, and the audience sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and the five-star red flag was rising slowly. The ceremonial soldiers guarded the August 1st Army flag and the Navy flag and were walking to the rostrum. The naval leaders who attended the ceremony awarded the August 1st Army flag and the Navy flag to the Luohe ship. The flag-raising leader of the Luohe ship solemnly hung the two bright red military flags on the front and rear decks of the ship. The flag-raising ceremony ended with the singing of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

The Luohe ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy, which was handed over to the list this time, is a new generation of frigate independently developed and built by my country. It is an important equipment for the transformation and development of the navy. It has a displacement of about 5,000 tons, and various performances have been significantly enhanced. It has made breakthroughs in ship stealth technology, combat command system, integrated firepower control, etc. It has strong comprehensive combat and the ability to perform diversified military tasks, which is of great significance to improving the overall combat effectiveness of the naval fleet.

Leaders of relevant military and local departments such as the Navy, Luohe City, and representatives of ship scientific research and production units and officers and soldiers of the troops attended the ceremony.

Integrated main mast The level of informatization has been greatly improved

From the appearance of the Navy 054B frigate, its main mast adopts an integrated mast similar to that of the Type 055 destroyer. What are the benefits of such a design? What aspects of the performance of the ship can be improved? Let’s see the expert interpretation.

Military expert Cao Weidong: There are two main benefits of frigates using integrated main masts: